Special Edition January 2023

JANUARY’S SPECIAL EDITION IS HERE TO RELISH AMID WINTER CHILLS…

Well, journalists are obliged to speak objectively when sharing their views with the world. So here it is, there is nothing new about the ‘New Year’. The sky’s still blue, trees sprout green leaves only, Mount Everest is still the highest mountain peak in the world, and likewise many things. Don’t consider it as my dispiriting talk, but rather, it is a reality after all. The only thing that could make something new out of this New Year is a ‘new’ perspective to see life from different lenses. This is what this exclusive edition suggests; changing the whole perspective this new year. Let’s be a bigger and better version of ourselves by keeping up with our resolutions for 2023 and creating vistas of a brighter future.

In this fascinating edition, you are about to see a few amazing organizations that are bringing about a sea change. Here, we aim to discuss how to be influential, creative and empowering. If you’re wondering how they affect your life, we’d advise you to take a cue from their successes and failures and apply their fundamental values to both your personal and professional lives. In addition, we are well aware that a brand’s influence results in modifications in several business-related fields. As a result, every entrepreneur’s initial objective has been to develop a brand. The success of a corporation is determined by a variety of acts that are regularly coordinated with other factors and conditions. If one wishes to create a great establishment from an entrepreneurial enterprise, the value offered to clients and ongoing commitment to excellence can make a difference. Business executives who focus on these essential yet straightforward components have marvelously enjoyed spectacular success.

Like always, our cover star always stands out from the rest. Odoo is featured at the forefront. Basically, it is a business software covering complex needs without being complicated. Why we considered Odoo to be at the forefront of this edition? Well, this software is intuitive, full-featured, tightly integrated, and effortless to upgrade, all while running smoothly for every business, and every user. Under the leadership of Fabien Pinckaers who is the Founder of the company, Odoo is scaling heights of roaring success that grabbed our sheer attention.

As the cold waves prevail all across the North Indian region, we sincerely hope that you relish this read to fan then the fire of motivation in your hearts amid ongoing new-year celebrations. We hope this outstanding issue proves its efficacy in strengthening your 2023 resolutions. Bonne lecture folks!!

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Fabien Pinckaers Founder

Leading The Era’s Digital Transformation

Even the most complicated businesses need fluidity and complete integration in order to function effectively. And a user interface that is simple to traverse, user-friendly, and designed to enable the user’s smooth adoption of the system has the potential to completely revolutionize any organization.

Odoo is an enterprise resource platform that aims to change the way businesses function by centralizing administrative tasks such as supply chain and project management, accounting and human resources, communications, sales customer relationship management, and reporting modules. This can be accomplished through a number of different modules.

They believe that business software should meet complex requirements while maintaining an easy-to-use interface. This belief has helped them become a prominent suite of open-source business applications. The company’s software is designed to be user-friendly, feature-rich, closely integrated, and straightforward to upgrade in order to facilitate the creation of a simplified experience for all of the company’s clients. In addition to enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management, they provide a variety of additional cutting-edge technologies in a single package geared to tackle any and all problems that a company might ever encounter.

Kriti | Business Connect

Fabien Pinckaers

Founder

Owing to its natively integrated applications, Odoo has successfully established a new market. It’s possible that today’s businesses will face complex issues. However, Odoo identifies its problems and finds solutions by utilizing apps that work seamlessly with the platform.

Hosting for their suite of open-source business applications is offered on three separate systems, allowing it to be customized to meet the requirements of any particular customer. You can quickly set up a cloud instance that is completely operational in a matter of minutes by using the software as a service platform Odoo Online, all it takes is a few clicks. Both On-Premise and Odoo SH are built for bespoke Odoo configurations. This allows for the simple installation of our certified apps as well as any third-party apps that are available through the Odoo apps store.

Company Overview

Fabien Pinckaers began combining his love for business and technology from an early age - by 13, he had already created and sold his first piece of business management software for a company called “Les Transports Verts”.

During his time at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (where he majored in computer science), Fabien worked on a number of projects utilizing various software systems, such as Auction-inEurope, Openstuff, and TinyERP (later known as OpenERP, then Odoo).

In just two years, Auction-in-Europe surpassed eBay in monthly art sales volume, moving 15,000 lots per month, and establishing itself as the industry leader in Belgium. TinyERP has been the most successful of them, expanding becoming OpenERP and then becoming Odoo as it expanded beyond ERP to encompass other types of software.

With a lot of hard work and determination, Fabien was able to grow the one-man hand of the company (he was the only employee), into a multinational company with offices on three continents and more than 100 employees. Fabien achieved this in eight short years and before the age of 31! “I needed to change the world. I wanted to…. You know how it is when you are young and you have big dreams, a lot of energy, and naive stupidity. My dream was to lead the enterprise management market with fully opensource software”, states Fabien.

Started as a one-man firm in Belgium, today Odoo has over 3500+ partners and 2500+ employees globally. Odoo has moved far beyond the boundaries of traditional ERP players across the globe. The executive team consists 4 key persons: 1) Fabien Pinckares (CEO) 2) Antony Lesuisse (CTO) 3) Alessandro Mazzocchetti (CFO) 4) Sebastian Bruyr (CCO)

In the coming years, the company’s goal is to increase the number of employees in order to broaden its customer base and serve more businesses in different parts of the world.

Tackling the Pandemic

During the Covid-19 pandemic, when it was difficult to recruit employees or workers, Odoo presented its finest answer to solve the business difficulty. Odoo, with its superior artificial intelligence-based business intelligence, assisted businesses in lowering their personnel requirements while simultaneously increasing their output.

In the course of the pandemic, online retail platforms all around the world have reported a rise in sales of drugs, groceries, and other commonly used items that ranges from approximately 70% to 190%. Because of the lockdown and the quarantine, some businesses had fully stocked warehouses and retail shops, but they were unable to sell any of their inventory. Odoo provided instant assistance to them in this predicament by establishing a new eCommerce website in order to maintain the flow of sales.

Company’s Response to the Technical Advancements in the Market

Odoo delivers a one-stop solution for everything a company could need to thrive in its industry. They provided a full suite of solutions, including customer relationship management, sales management, and accounting. Odoo’s app store has everything to meet every possible requirement. Because of this, you won’t have to waste time switching between programs that accomplish similar things, only to end up with more work because of the intricate integration required to bring the data together.

Odoo Studio’s features make it possible for businesses to create their own unique apps without the need for in-house programmers. People with little to no experience with coding can greatly benefit from this function. Odoo Studio is a developer- and non-developerfriendly app builder that utilizes drag-and-drop blocks for the creation of apps. With Chatter, businesses can have the internal communication they need in minutes rather than weeks, and they can also develop the apps their employees need in a streamlined and transparent manner. Odoo is a cloud-based business management solution, so you can manage your company from anywhere with just your phone.

Adapting to the screen layouts is a breeze thanks to the uniformity and completeness of the UI. Odoo is an open source project that uses the programming languages Python, JavaScript, and XML. To connect to databases, Odoo uses PostgreSQL, an open-source RDBMS.

The Clientele of the Company Everyone from sole proprietors to giant corporations can benefit from using Odoo. Odoo is a free and open-source alternative to proprietary retail management software. Its POS (Point of Sale) and CMS (Content Management System) can be integrated with an E-Commerce app to facilitate online shopping on any website. Odoo is a free and open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that can replace more well-known systems.

Odoo is generic and may be used by businesses of all sizes and from all industries. The main problem for Odoo is “managing the massive scope and scalability of the software while staying as simple as possible in usage,” which is why the company provides solutions for businesses of all sizes and in all industries.

Every company has its own procedures, and it’s logical for them to look for ways to streamline those processes. When it comes to solutions, Odoo is where they should look. We

have the ability to provide a fully tailored, industry-specific, open-source Business Management Software Solution for any business you can think of.

What Sets the Company Apart Odoo, a provider of business software solutions, has quickly become one of the world’s leading digital transformation partners. Their platform streamlines operations by connecting all departments in an organization to one another. This eliminates the need for employees to switch between different business applications, which in turn provides owners with a number of advantages, such as faster turnaround times, reduced costs associated with application upgrades and maintenance, and enhanced ability to track and audit processes.

It seems that solutions that are efficient at solving the problem are also difficult to use, and vice versa for systems that are simple to use. Odoo is revolutionary because it is so simple to use and because it has so many cutting-edge capabilities that can address any issue a business might have. The company’s framework is one of a kind due to its cutting-edge technical architecture. The Odoo suite of apps is designed to function in tandem, streamlining and centralizing the automation and tracking of an organization’s operations so that they can be accessed from any location and on any device.

As the way in which various departments of an organization contribute to its expansion has evolved over time, so too have the difficulties faced by those departments. Integration of sales, purchasing, inventories, and production helps modern businesses expand, but it goes further than that. Now more than ever, businesses need to connect not just their core processes, but also things like marketing campaigns, consumer data, and interactions. Their suite of apps is designed to function together in harmony, so you can streamline and monitor your operations from a single, cloud-based location. Odoo’s easy, feature-rich, closely integrated, and painless update software helps businesses of all sizes and types meet their goals in a way that doesn’t disrupt daily operations or user productivity.

By utilizing the thousands of developers and business experts who have contributed to the Odoo open-source development methodology, they have created the greatest ecosystem of fully connected business apps in the world.

Odoo’s framework is one of a kind thanks to its cutting-edge technical architecture. To put it another way, it enables them and their community of developers to offer scalable, high-quality usability for all of our products. Usability improvements made to Odoo will be automatically applied to all of our integrated apps. Finally, with regular annual releases, Odoo evolves much faster than any other solution.

Achievements and Accolades Received

Odoo has won numerous awards in recent years, including the INSEAD Innovator Award in 2011, the highest ranking among Belgian companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Benelux in 2012 (with a five-year revenue growth rate of 1,549%), the Bossie Award for the Best Open Source Solution in 2012 and 2013, the Trend Gazelles Award in 2013, and the Linux New Media Award for the Best Open Source solution compatible with the European Accounting System in 2013. Odoo has been ranked number two in the world by Gartner in their study on GetApp’s ranking of ERP software.

Talking further about Odoo India, it was just awarded the ‘ET B2B Awards 2022’ by one of the leading newspapers, the Economic Times. Additionally, Mr. Mantvya, director of Odoo India, was recently recognized as

Conclusion

Odoo was designed from the ground up to prioritize the success of its users while also addressing the most pressing problems faced by their respective companies. The company was once a one-man enterprise based in Belgium; nevertheless, the company now boasts over 1250 partners, 2500+ staff, and 4 million users across the globe. Odoo has surpassed the capabilities of traditional ERP players all across the world in a significant way. The company’s longterm goal is to pursue innovative approaches that will make consumers’ lives easier while also enhancing the company’s operational effectiveness.

“one of the top B2B Entrepreneurs” by the Economic Times.

MARK ZUCKERBERG

The Entrepreneur Who Took Social Networking to the Next Level

Mark Zuckerberg, the man who came up with an idea that helped people to connect with each other around the world. Facebook has not just changed the entire social networking landscape but it has also been successful in the way how millions of people are communicating and keeping in touch with their dear ones.

EARLY LIFE OF MARK ZUCKERBERG

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, New York, on May 14th, 1984. He was born to an educated family, being the second of four children and the only son to the family. Edward Zuckerberg is Marks’ father, he is a dentist who also had a dental practice next to the family house, and his mother, Karen Zuckerberg is a psychiatrist. Arielle, Randi and Donna are Mark’s three sisters and all of them were raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Mark at an early age had developed an interest in computer programming. At the age of twelve, Mark Zuckerberg had created a messaging program that was named ‘ZuckNet’, which was implemented by him as an inter-office communication system for his father’s dental practice.

He showed signs of success in his early age, due to which his parents hired a computer programming tutor at the time when he was still in high school in order to provide him with some private lessons. His parents made him enrolled in a prep school in Hampshire. There he showed excellent results in literature and science, also received a degree in classics. After getting graduated from prep school, Mark Zuckerberg enrolled himself at Harvard University.

THE STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS

At the time when Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard University, he built programs like CourseMatch that helped students to choose their subjects according to the lists of courses from other users. The other program that he built was FaceMash, he created this by hacking the database of Harvard. Both the programs had become wildly popular, but it was supposed to be inappropriate due to which the university made it shut.

Mark Zuckerberg had partnered with his friends in order to create a social networking site. The website was only allowed within Harvard students to connect with each other. It officially went live in June 2004 and was named as “The Facebook”.

After the second year, Mark Zuckerberg dropped out from the college as his focus was to pursue Facebook for full-time. By the end of 2004, the website had reached to one million users. Facebook grew from a company that experienced various legal troubles to a company that is being used worldwide.

With the easiest way of communication, Facebook is a medium that helps you to connect with a family member or a friend that is far away from you. Since the inception of Facebook, it has come across many issues including settling of numerous lawsuits but it didn’t stop Facebook from growing.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook was successful in not only turning Facebook into a billion-dollar company before the age of thirty but also he made it all while being sued by his former colleagues and business partners.

After the extraordinary success of Facebook, the man behind the social media platform was being noticed by people. Mark Zuckerberg is also known as one of the most influential people in the world and, in terms of net worth, he is also one of the richest person.

CONCLUSION

Eight years ago, it all started with a coding project in Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room and now that coding project made Mark being the Facebook owner. Facebook is known as the world’s largest social networking platform, which helps in connecting people. A single Facebook search will help you to reach someone who is far away.

MARK ZUCKERBERG Chief Executive Officer of Facebook

Mishra | Business Connect

STRATEGIZING

PLAN THAT SAVES YOUR MONEY AND TIME

A RIGHT

If you want to see evident results by developing the operational efficiency in your business – with the main objective strongly set on achieving operational excellence – operational consultancy is the key.

If you are looking to rediscover your operations to unearth a new competitive edge. If you want to operate more profitably and efficiently, operational consulting can add real value. Be it back office, R&D lab to the factory floor across the supply chain, a right operational strategy consultancy can give you a competing advantage.

For an operational strategy firm, there are two sides of a project; strategic side and operational side.

STRATEGIC SIDE: Let us think that an organization needs to set up a price for a product. A management consulting firm would help the organization to know how to set up the price. But an organization strategy firm goes beyond that. They actually make the change, pilot it, see the impact in different geographies and come up with the researched and confident explanation to the change. It’s all about real execution.

OPERATIONAL SIDE: An operational strategy firm when dealing with the operational side will focus on speaking to the vendor, customers to make the change.

Now that you are aware of the advantages, how should you take a step forward and where to begin?

When you require help from an Operations Strategy Consultants be sure that they consider these on priority

• Manufacturing operations

• Customer operations

• Logistics and warehousing

• Asset reliability and up-time

• Supply chain management

• Enterprise performance improvement

• Sourcing and procurement

• Facilities Management

• General & Administrative operations

• Innovation and product development

StrategicStack Service Pvt. Ltd. is known to build all of the above with convenient and supportive clients–consultant relationships.

StrategicStack Service Pvt. Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of women-owned New York-based company Alpha Variance Solutions. Dynamics 365 is a product line of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management applications announced by Microsoft in July 2016 and on general release November 1, 2016, as a part of the Microsoft Dynamics product line.

PLETHORA OF SERVICES

Sekhar Managing Director

The company provides a range of services from implementation, development, technical and maintenance support for Microsoft Dynamics 365. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), is a business process management software that allows organizations to use a system of applications to manage their business. StrategicStack guides the

Rupal

Kiran

businesses throughout the implementation process and beyond. The service experts are Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX professionals who are eager to help and solve any issues or address any concerns that may come up during the ERP implementation process with Dynamics 365 24X7.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is especially unique in the industry because of how customizable it is. While this advanced level of customization is a huge advantage for Dynamics users, it can also cause even the most technologically savvy business owner to feel lost. As a Microsoft Gold Partner knows for it’s in depth knowledge of ERP implementation and post go live services, the team is an expert in Microsoft Dynamics AX/365 for Retail and Professional Services.

In words of Ms. Rupal Sekhar, the Managing Director at StrategicStack, “We strive to simplify the process and identify the critical aspects of dynamics implementations that will enable us to create accurate cost estimates and timelines to meet your budget and exceed your expectations. After all, it’s really all about money and time! We believe that the right plan can save you both. We work with you to develop an implementation strategy that is based on your vision, business drivers and required future state.”

DELIVERING TOP TIER SERVICES AROUND THE WORLD

The company is delivering top tier services to Microsoft Dynamics ERP clients around the world. Clients like Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, LVMH Fashion Group,Clever Devices, Prospero Nursery and Fahrrad XXL Group are all benefiting from a workforce that is committed and focused on solving problems for them on a daily basis as well as avoiding problems for them by monitoring and analyzing systems & applications on a continuous basis

Want to know more about this promising company? We had a conversation with the founder to bring you some exclusive insights on who they are, how they work and what they believe in. Here’s a quick glimpse.

Ms. Rupal Sekhar, the Managing Director, has been a critical part in the establishment of StrategicStack’s office in Bangalore. A mother of a beautiful 3 years old girl, she has been in the IT industry for close to 10 years and has worked as an Analyst at one of India’s Premier Technology Firms. Her vision behind this startup is to empower and provide more opportunities to young professionals and encourage women to follow their dreams irrespective of the social norms. Under her leadership and commitment, StrategicStack Services’ sole purpose is to understand and fulfill the client’s requirements.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START YOUR OWN VENTURE? I want to offer true opportunities for women and young

tech professionals. We have many young talents that will benefit from true career development and guidance. The Indian market is very rich in talent and opportunity for both employers and employees. We are trying to create a top tier services organization that enhances the outcomes for all involved and we think our employees should see the primary benefit in order to make our customers happy.

HOW HAVE YOU ADAPTED YOURSELF TO THE LATEST NEEDS OF THE MARKET?

We have the benefit of being part of the largest ecosystem in the world, MICROSOFT, and with this participation comes the knowledge, tools, and resources to stay ahead of industry changes, shifts and adjustments. Microsoft goes to great lengths to ensure that all partners are up to speed and able to accommodate the latest requirements in the market. Hybrid clouds are just one example of industry shifts and opportunities to pinpoint our client’s requirements with product offerings that meet trends.

WHAT GIVES YOU AN EDGE OVER YOUR PEERS AND HOW YOUR COMPANY IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS IN THE SAME ARENA?

StrategicStack is about people and recognizing that people matter greatly. We have the same Technologies, Systems, Practices, and Structures as many of our competitors. What we have that is more valuable is a dedication and commitment from our workforce to solve client’s issues and to learn and develop as tech professionals. In an industry that does not value individual contribution, it becomes a beacon to many when a company listens to you and your ideas. From there, StrategicStack goes the extra set to help our people evolve as business people and this better helps them serve our clients as well as their own interests. That is our secret sauce.

How important do you feel the workforce is for the company, and what are you doing to keep your team motivated and energized?

StrategicStack believes that our workforce is our biggest competitive advantage and asset. With proper workforce planning businesses can identify and anticipate issues early, helping to avoid disruptions and unexpected costs. Workforce development is what distinguishes StrategicStack from all others.

We are looking for people who want to grow and develop management and supervisory skills in the IT industry. This is much easier when you have great leadership, mentorship, and coaching in place to curate and support your staff. Being in a start-up mode allows for much more learning and development that normally is not open to the entire staff. We believe in workforce diversity which ensures different perspectives, creativity, faster problem solving, better decision making along with higher profits.

20 BEST HABITS TO HAVE IN LIFE

Having the best Habit in our life can shape up the direction of our lives. Many studies have determined that approximately 45% of everything we do every day is driven by our habits, it seems more crucial. But what is a habit?

According to Duke University research “Habits are automated response dispositions that are cued by the aspect of the performance context.” It can be learned by doing it on a daily basis. It means, everyone can achieve it.

In order to succeed in any area, you have to have great habits. This is why I am going to share 20 best habits. Let’s how much you already have got.

Wake Up In The Morning

We must have read in childhood “Early to bed and early to rise makes and man healthy, wealthy and wise.”

People who follow it, they are good at dealing with negativity. Beside it, keep you healthy, and make you more proactive, conscientious, and persistent.

So, if you are not a morning person, use an alarm to wake yourself up in the morning. Over time, you will get used to it.

Focus On What You Have.

We all human spend the majority of time immersed in our problems. But you need to also know that problems are also part of our life, and it will vanish with your soul. And if you would like to switch your focus away from your problems, then you should always grateful for what you have. Of course, even for your problems.

Gratitude is one of the most powerful qualities we can possess. That changes our attention towards what you

have rather than what you don’t. By focusing on what you have, you can stay positive and motivated all the time. Moreover, you won’t have doubts about yourself. Keep smile

“A Smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.” Many studies have found that people who smile are happier in life. DR. Sivan Finkel (A cosmetic dentist at NYC) said: “Even forcing a smile can legitimately reduce stress and lower your heart rate.” In this way, you can find emotional, mental, and spiritual peace-of-mind over time.

The physiology of our bodies orders the psychology of our minds. So, when you do an undesirable thing or frown that convey a sense of depression and unhappiness, your mind gets pick cues and go through with them. However, once you switch your outward appearance by consciously adjusting yourselves, your inside of feeling will follow.

Start the day with a healthy breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It means no matter how busy the schedule you have. Don’t try to avoid. Many reports show that the majority amount of people skip their breakfast. So why is important?

Sarah Elder(dietician) explained “The body uses a lot of energy stores for growth and repair through the night,”

Many research shows that skipping breakfast has been its link to obesity. According to BBC, a US study has analyzed the health data of 50,000 people over seven years, they found that those who made breakfast were more likely to have a lower Body Mass Index (BMI). So, do consider having breakfast before heading to the office. This kind of habit won’t take much effort.

Drink Water with lemon

This habit can improve your health level. This citrus fruit is a natural source of Vitamin C, it offers so many benefits like promotes hydration, support weight loss, improve your skin quality, improve your digestive system, and many more as per research.

Even you can start a morning routine with only water. As you know that Our body is composed of about 60% water. It flushes any toxins from your body system. So if you don’t have this habit, start from today.

Exercise per day

So, do you want to feel stress-free, have more energy? Then do exercise every day. The benefits of regular physical activity or exercise and both are very hard to avoid, regardless of age, sex, or others.

Most people think that doing exercise or physical activity means going to the gym, or heavy weightlifting or

running marathon. But it isn’t. it is about doing a lightly strenuous activity to get oxygen your blood and improve endorphins in your body. By doing exercise on a daily basis, you will get several benefits, including have mental clarity, manage metabolic syndrome, improve blood pressure, and many others.

10,000 steps every day

Most of us all have heard that people should strive to take 10,000. But where did actually this recommendation come from? 10,000 steps come from Japanese pedometers in the 1960s under the name “Manpo-Kei,” which means “10,000 steps meter,” Since then, researches have been compared between 5,000 and 10,000 steps of health benefits. Of course, the higher number is better.

According to UC Davis Integrative Medicine, the goal (10,000 steps) has shown so many benefits. It can improve Chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart-related issue, and many more.

Make “To-Do list”

Having a lot of tasks, it is natural to slip some tasks from your mind. However, it may cause problems in the future. As we all know that this disorganized habit isn’t appreciatable in professional life and personal life. So, if you have such kind of habit, then I insist you make a “Todo list”, in this way, you can clear your whole task.

Make a “To-do list” before going to bed so that when you wake up in the morning, you can see what kind of thing you have to do start with and end with. This habit has owned almost by every single successful entrepreneur.

Supplement with needed Vitamins and minerals.

In a busy life, we have a lack of necessary vitamins and minerals in our body. Processed and refined sugars, carbs and other foods are making the problems worse. In this way, we don’t get a healthy amount of nutrients in our bodies regularly.

In such cases, you should find good sours of vitamins and minerals that can consume per day. It is easy to avoid this. But the feeling after months of doing this daily is wonderful. It aids us to improve other area lives by offering emotional and physical clarity.

Time management, Time management is a very essential skill for everybody that enable us to work smarter. It refers to a way that we organize and plan how long we give on specific works. If you have one, you can win any battle in the world, but if you don’t, then build this skill as soon as possible because it offers enormous benefits like Grater productivity and efficiency, less stress level, improve opportunities for advancement, and many others.

Make Time For yourself.

People have been told that we have it all – community involvement, kids, careers, relationships, and many others. But all too often, having it all these won’t give us time for ourselves, especially women. The lack of time of yourself can lead resentments that create negative consequences in your relationship.

If you want to avoid irritability and control emotion, then you should schedule some “Me Time” per day. It’s not always about money and other achieving goals. In “Me time”, you can do crazy things that you love so much doing it, you can listen to music, walk in the park, go for a drive. Be sure that you always carve out some time for yourself in the day.

Read b ook

People who have been reading books have a great IQ level. So, do not forget to read books. Once Joseph Addison said “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” our top entrepreneurs like bill gates, warren buffet, Elon Musk believe grew up with reading books. By reading the book, you can bring an idea to solve real-world problems.

I highly recommend you find time to read books every day, and also consider a paper-based book, it can offer a lot of information rather than 15 min summarised books. You can enjoy reading books while having coffee or tea.

Value Sleep.

Everyone needs a healthy amount of sleep. But in a hectic life, getting an ample amount of rest would be difficult, especially if you have high profile jobs, and kids, and other obligations. However, if you care enough about your physical well-being as well as your future success, then do focus on seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each day.

If you are having an issue with falling asleep, don’t touch coffee or caffeine especially at night time. Also, if you are habitual of more sugar, smoking, having alcohol, you will find difficulty getting in the bed. Avoid those and sleep well.

Keep a Journal

Life is an endless journey and every day begins a new chapter in our life. Every day something happens with your life which brings your joy or makes you feel worse. So, do you have details? what is going in your life, what you have done in the past few months?

If not, then this may be the right time to start journaling that captures every moment of your life and every single thought that crosses your mind. Journaling allows you to write down your thought and experience about specific things which can help in the future goals and aims. In this way, you won’t repeat your mistake. Writing a journal can give several benefits, including personal growth, Tap inner Creativity, and many others.

Keep adding new skills. Having a wide range of knowledge can improve your professional as well as social lifestyle. In order to achieve that, you should keep acquire new skills or enhance the existing skills that you have already.

Having a different kind of skills make you a distinctive person. In new skills, you can learn a new language, programming, and many others.

Seek Inspiration

In human nature that sometimes you feel super excited about your goal or sometimes you get demotivated. But in order to achieve a dream goal, you have to stay motivated for a more considerable amount of time, otherwise, you may lose hope.

So, what can you do? well, you can read an inspiring book, watch inspirational videos, and if you have a mentor, ask them, how they handle the situation. It may help you a lot to stay motivated.

Save Steadily, invest prudently

No good habit list is going to complete without having a habit of saving and investing. We often give priority to the present necessity rather than saving for the future because we are so busy living in the present moment. But you need to know that saving money can save your life.” As we all are familiar with lockdown, the saving money is helping us a lot right now.” So, if you don’t have a habit just like that then improve it as soon as possible.

But it’s not just about saving. You also should consider to invest the money that you save, and do wisely. The more attention you give on this, the more your future life will be financially strong. More importantly, before investing money, you should make sure to have a minimum of 6 months worth of saving in your account to prevent any potential finical calamity in the future.

Network by looking for who you can help

In order to succeed in any sector, you should rich out to others – as you know that is very important. But networking isn’t about labeling up a name; it is ways that you can help and improve value to the lives of others. A successful networker in the world doesn’t focus entirely on themselves at the outset. They always look for ways to help others without thinking about anything.

Confront your fear

Fear is one of the biggest enemies for our life that can create a lot of problems in professional as well as personal life. When we go for an interview or client deal, we are so worried and nervous about it. There is a lot of stuff going on inside of our minds at the time.

So, what can you do? well, my advice would be, live life with the present movement it means, prepare yourself for the client – what they are going to ask you that’s it. I know it would be hard to ignore the first time, but you need to know that you have to start doing it somewhere, why don’t you start from today.

Less thinking, More Doing: Develop the Action Habit. “one day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now”Paulo Coelho

Every single one wants great advice but nobody takes action. If you reduce the time you spend deliberating in half and spent the time enthusiastically doing what you want, how much further you would be, have you ever thought? So, use your smart brain to take action instead of thinking too much.

So, how many habits above do you have already got? are there any bad habits that stop you from achieving any semblance of success and happiness. if the answer is yes, then replace it with a good one. I know it is hard, but believe me, once you improve, you will feel proud of yourself.

THE CHOICE GROUP

Redefining Financial Freedom

Choice International was established with an aim to provide an entire array of financial services to individuals as well as corporations. Today, it is a conglomerate that offers Financial and Institutional services ranging from asset management to financial planning and from cross-border transactions to accounting and taxation.

The Choice Group’s focus has always been to collaborate closely with the client and create an ideal business synergy for all parties involved. They function in a manner to suit the client’s requirements to an utmost accuracy with a sense of responsibility and assist them in attaining financial freedom. The Choice Group combines its years of financial expertise with client-oriented servicing to provide top-notch financial services.

Choice International Limited has its headquarters at Mumbai. Choice has achieved a strong foot hold across various sections of personal finance through its varied fintech offerings. The company keeps widening its service portfolio to keep pace with technological progress. Fintech products of the company include:

Jiffy : A stock trading platform with expert research analysis. Creating a distinct brand identity and enhancing customer experience via simplified communication and engagement strategies. Subsequently, increasing brand visibility organically via tactics optimized for search as well as social media.

Investica : An online web-based mutual fund platform. Increasing awareness about the importance of Mutual Fund Investments to an audience that needs to be financially educated as well as acquiring leads organically for the Mutual Fund Web and Mobile App Investica.

Choice Connect : A platform where they collaborate with agents for their products. Assisting the financial service distributor with the website design in adherence with the brand guidelines of the parent company. Additionally, vetting out content that caters to the needs of people from 2-3 tier cities and producing a character animation video with the goal to simplify the concept of Choice Connect.

ISMOS : Retail focused Insurance Distribution Platform. The penetration of insurance products in India being lower than the world’s average, an insurance broking business under its ambit of financial products is the company’s next move. The plan is to establish itself in the insurance market by taking over an insurance broking company that has the expertise and rich clientele in the subsequent quarter.

Mr. Kamal Poddar | Managing Director

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The company also provides institutional services such as regulatory compliances, cross-border transactions, accounting and taxation, and resource management; commodity broking, mutual fund distribution, insurance consultancy, and infrastructural activities.

Altruistically named “Choice”, the Group symbolizes the freedom of it.

CHOICE TIMELINE

Choice International Limited started its business in 2008. In two years, the company received its equity and broking license and since then it has been working diligently to provide the best trading platform to its customers. Being a decade old player in the equity business, when Choice entered the business it was running on conventional models, and it witnessed the digital revolution in this sector. It has successfully adapted with the changing market conditions, which has made it one of the prominent equity brokers in India.

In 2011 the company received SEBI license and shifted to a bigger corporate office as the team grew in numbers. Today at their corporate office they are a strong team of 800+ working under one roof contributing to the common vision.

In 2014, they moved overseas and started their first IPO management office in Dubai. In 2015, the Choice Group started its online equity trading app, Jiffy. They started their tech branch in 2016, which is focused on developing fintech products for their customers. In 2016, Choice International’s MD, Mr. Kamal Poddar was on Indian delegation along with PM Modi.

In 2017, they launched their MF and wealth management app, Investica, which has more than 55000+ active users and a rating to 4.2+ in iOS and Play Store.

In 2018, they expanded inorganically their equity business by acquiring two brokers which strengthen their foothold in that sector even more.

CHOICE TECHLAB – WHERE EXPERIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVITY UNITE

Choice TechLab is a subsidiary of the Choice Group. The company retains its lineage in the name with the intent to stay grounded in the value added system of established expertise but at the same time evolve with the changing times and algorithms. Therefore, technology is at the crux of everything they do, and since all great innovations happen in a laboratory, theirs is a place where creativity is allowed to run wild--monitored only within the rationality of science.

They try to strike the perfect balance between experience that stood the test of time, evolving technology and creativity backed by data, their lean, homegrown lab is brimming with creatives and digital evangelists, intrinsic of a culture of improvement and resource optimization to deliver more value to stakeholders and eliminate wheel-spinning situations.

The TechLab has certainly proven its worth by propelling the company further within the realm of fintech with products like Jiffy, Investica, Choice Connect and Choice Broking.

Owing to its brands popularity, Choice Broking received a fair share of traffic when it was launched. However, it didn’t show up on SERP for targeted search queries. They increased the traffic by 44.24% to the Choice Broking Website in just one month after successful on-page optimization.

Their aim of improving service quality management requires a team effort across a contact center while keeping the needs of the customer at heart when refining the process.

FUTURE ENDEAVOURS

The Choice Group is reputed for keeping pace with upcoming technologies. In the same vein comes OPTIMO – The Robo Expert. In the coming days and months, Optimo will evolve from being a Robo Advisor to a true quant-based recommendation engine for all investable securities, be it Stocks, Mutual Funds, Insurance, or PMS. Optimo will allow any user to validate their portfolio against its algorithm for free.

The company has started reading eCAS files of investors and would generate recommendations on portfolios for free, allowing more people to join Choice’s ecosystem. They also plan to start taking to all Choice Apps for execution of recommendation and for holdings updates. Users would be able to migrate their data to other products.

With ISMOS – Digital Insurance offering, Choice is planning to introduce Insurance broking business under its ambit of financial products. The penetration of insurance products in India is lower when compared to the world’s average and thus there is a lot of potential.

The Choice Group plans to establish itself in the insurance market by taking over an insurance broking company that has the expertise and rich clientele by the end of financial year.

Digital LAS lending through NBFC: Loan against securities (LAS) enables people to leverage their financial assets to meet their financial requirements. The emergence of retail capital market investment in the past few years has made the product popular among masses. We will offer LAS product in collaboration with a digital platform. LAS lending is a great opportunity for Choice because:

• It will enable the company to leverage its stronghold into broking business.

• The LTV is around 50% which makes it one of the most secure forms of lending.

• The Choice Group is collaborating with strong LAS players to scale it rapidly.

The Choice Group approaches projects in a highly iterative manner by building hypotheses, testing experiments (smaller pilots, trials & micro-campaigns), measuring results, and iterating using lessons from previous experiments. This allows them to validate communications, designs and ideas to turn them into powerful result-oriented strategies; thereby shortening their time to success.

A PROPELLING ROUTINE Empowering Healthy Lifestyle in Entrepreneur

With the year coming to an end, let’s go back to the starting of the year when we made resolutions to be followed this year. Thinking about our resolutions, from promises regarding the engagement in lifestyle alteration to following a healthy living, there is always something that we miss out. So, now that the New Year is knocking the door! You can plan to come up with some new resolution that you can follow on a daily basis in order to open your path towards a healthy lifestyle.

Let’s hope that 2021 brings a new beginning in our lives. You never know what does the future holds for you, but what you can hold for yourself is to follow a healthy schedule that will definitely drive resolutions for the upcoming year.

So Here Is A List Of Some Propelling Routines That Would Empower A Healthy Lifestyle In You:

START THE DAY WITH A GLASS OF WATER

Well! This is something many of us knows and follows in our lives. Water is known as a natural detoxifier that does wonders, it does more than just satisfying your thirst. A huge role is being played by water in the physiological and enzymatic reactions in our body. It helps to regulate body temperature and serves as the best solution for weight loss along with that, it works as a stress reliever too.

Try to start your day with the consumption of a large glass of water on an empty stomach. If you wish to add up some flavour to it, squeeze half a lemon to it and you are good to go.

If you are planning to follow a healthy lifestyle, yoga must be on top of your program. Doing Surya Namaskar in the morning would give a kickstart to your day. Practising yoga on a regular base will calm you down and reward you for a lifetime.

AN EARLY BIRD SPARKLES THROUGH THE DAY

It is the most common saying that most of the successful leaders tend to have a habit of waking up early. An early rise doesn’t only keep you ahead professionally but it does benefit your health as well. Waking up early improves learning and memory as well as it helps to ward away depression. Start your day with some stretching and squatting that would keep you active for a whole day.

HAVE BREAKFAST LIKE A KING

The most important meal of the day is your breakfast, skipping up your breakfast would be the worst mistake for the start of your day. The perfect time for having your breakfast is within an hour of waking up. Start your day with a high-energy filled diet that can help you to keep your productivity at the best. The better way is to choose complex carbs that keep you full rather than other simple carbs. With long travel hours in cities, having a heavy breakfast is definitely a necessary part for entrepreneurs to cope with their long stressful day.

ADD A NEW HOBBY

Start the coming year with some new things like learning a new hobby. For every working people, the only time to get some relaxation is on weekends. So why not choosing to learn some new things like painting, any musical instrument or even you can dip your hands into experimenting to cook some new dishes. If being indoors doesn’t suit you then choose a location to go on a trek with your friends.

SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY

Always be successful in maintaining a balance between your work and family, never let your work come between family time. While coming back home after work, leave your work stress at the doorstep and enter your home with a happy and stress-free mind. Spend some quality time with your loved ones that would give you a peaceful state of mind.

CONCLUSION

Being an entrepreneur comes with a lot of benefits but it can also impact negatively on your health. Try opting these healthy lifestyles that would boost your productivity as sometimes it is necessary to add some changes to your lifestyle and keep a balance between your work-life.

PRACTICE YOGA

-Earth-Friendly Packaging Substantially Reducing CO2!

OUTSTANDING VISION AND EXTRAORDINARY MISSION

With several innovative and terrestrial Oko food packaging items, Evirocor’s mission is to protect the world from the adverse effects of plastic pollution. The Organisation is highly devoted and steadfast in reducing plastic pollution and at the same time relieving the strain on mother nature. The crafted products are designed in such a way to enable easy recycling and composting. The primary target of the Company is to ensure that green packaging is a way of life by eliminating the use of plastics and mitigating hazardous chemicals and materials disposal.

With a longstanding vision, Evirocor’s goal is to change the rigid mindset from “take-make-waste” to a circular perspective that is “multi-life-cycle”. The same is being done to augment the use in unrecovered waste streams for assets such as materials, energy, products and lifecycle.

The most widespread environmental issue is plastic pollution as it affects ocean health, food quality & safety, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change. Evirocor has been a leading force in the fight against plastic waste, innovating sustainable food packaging since 2014. The company specializes in the development of a unique packaging material used to produce its product brand - “Oko”. All their production facilities and equipment had been designed inhouse with patents worldwide. Besides, their sustainable packaging is truly nature-friendly as it replaces single-use plastics. Their products are lightweight, durable, and pleasing to the eyes. The containers are distinguished through biodegradability, home compostability, recyclability, quality and price. These aspects fulfil the customers’ expectations with distinctive attributes like energy saving, durability, microwaving, moisture-resistance, freezing and much more! Further, with its unique look and branded sleeves, Oko is a powerful marketing tool.

IDEA BEHIND THE VENTURE

The Founder and CEO of Evirocor Richard Gardiner, a design engineer, has developed machines mainly for the packaging & printing industries operating in more than 60 countries with over 30 years of experience and has registered in excess of 40 patents under his name. Moreover, to produce environmentally friendly, innovative items of the highest quality with an appealing finish, Richard has brought together an energetic team of experts with a thorough understanding and extensive experience in food packaging. The CEO has designed a detailed and straightforward “road-map” for sustainable food packaging solutions with intent and attention that allows personal space for team members to innovate and develop something extraordinary.

Richard has leveraged his intuitive understanding to develop a revolution in industrial technologies and is well known for his strategic management mindset. Product Innovation Award-London Excel 2019 for biodegradable, plasticfree Oko food packaging is a witness to the efforts of Evirocor. In addition to this, the Organization has taken part in numerous exhibitions to highlight its sustainable packaging technologies.

An In-Brit Partnership Company

First in India, Patended Worldwide

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THE UNIQUENESS OF THE BRAND

The corporate philosophy differentiates them from others because Evirocor solves challenges for consumers while partnering with them to re-consider market solutions and build new, sustainable strategies leading to higher value upshots.

The business model of Evirocor is as unique as its products, and its rivals strive to match their quality standards. Oko products are manufactured on the Cortec-Revolution systems, which are fully patented, automatic, integrated, and built-into 40-foot shipping containers.

This is done for the ease of placement for the product manufacture and distribution of Oko products. The process operates at room temperature, with no additional heat, therefore substantially reducing the emissions of CO2 up to 97% of alternative materials.

Uniquely, Oko products material is built with a structure that includes Evirocor’s patented V-Strong Flute. It is an eco-friendly paper-based material that has patents around the globe. It comes coated in a plantbased, food-friendly, and watertight barrier that allows the use of containers for wet and dry food items. Oko packaging solutions strengthen Evirocor’s innovative lead over its peers and ensure food quality, safety, and make transportation and logistics much more effective.

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

The Company positions sustainability at the core of its goods and services through a robust business model, and it provides packaging technologies and recycling services that satisfy the changing needs of supply chains and consumers.

Evirocor is a pathfinder with a unique and innovative business model, driving change in the packaging industry. As the demand for e-commerce is rising, and cloud kitchens become more purposeful, Evirocor is fulfilling the needs of businesses with its eco-friendly Oko packaging. Moreover, the environmental impact of Oko and the know-how of recycling the boxes are now more critical for consumers.

In the increasingly unpredictable economic climate, Evirocor plans to address uncertainty by maximizing the efficiency of their operations. The current COVID crisis has created a challenging environment for businesses to operate. In this realm, Evirocor is positively foreseeing the impact of COVID-19 on the food packaging industry. The Company expects a meaningful change leading to the rapid growth in the market for ready-to-eat meals and packaging combined with hygiene and food safety concerns. Similarly, the Organisation is planning for other market developments and evolving customers sentiments which could bring in cost pressures across the whole packaging industry. Evirocor is working closely with its customers to succeed in these difficult times.

THE EXCLUSIVE WORK CULTURE

To guarantee competitiveness, Evirocor’s goal in all areas of business and human resources is to “take the lead in sustainability”. The Organisation encourages its workforce to contribute ideas and proposals. Its working environment has an excellent culture of self- expression and confidence development amongst its employees.

The focus of this one-of-a-kind business venture is empowering and motivating the workforce. They have initiated a unique programme to acknowledge and honour individuals and teams who go extra miles and succeed at what they do, also referred to as “Hidden Gems of Evirocor.” A wide range of metrics, including job ability, health and safety ratings, proactive internal KPI, and decreased absenteeism, are carried out to measure employees’ contributions. The Organization regularly evaluates and improves the resources for personal and organizational development of the workforce.

In recruiting the talents, the Organisation takes a decisive approach. With the motive to build a diverse workplace and a hub of potential leaders, Evirocor looks for trustworthy individuals, reliable team players, multitaskers, who are keen to grasp new challenges and opportunities. Apart from this, employees behavioural qualities, experiences, innovative capabilities, and embarkment upon new endeavours are the traits which stand crucial for Evirocor.

Oko is designed to give back to our Planet; therefore, choose and use the best material for your food packaging. Support us to fight against plastic pollution!

Richard Gardiner Founder & CEO

Evirocor Packaging India Pvt Ltd

CORTEC-REVOLUTION

How Technology Is Revolutionizing The Educational Space Amid Covid-19

Lately, the global impact in pandemic brings some concerns about the leaders of tech companies. There has been an increased policy emphasis on establishing a knowledge-based society where education plays an essential role in forming both the current and next generation of innovations and entrepreneurs.

Although coronavirus pandemic globally has forced people into their homes to avoid any social interaction with people and maintain social distancing. It has led to the concepts of remote work and studies from online sites getting popularized and efficient more than ever. Education is one of the segments that is influenced by the infection; even tech organizations are working together with schools and universities. They are doing their touch to make online training helpful for youngsters during the troublesome period. Most of the tech companies have introduced several initiatives so that kids can acquire knowledge while at home.

Google supports globally and has introduced several facilities for children.

GOOGLE’S ONLINE EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDE: YOUTUBE LEARNING DESTINATION

YouTube is a web-based stage; it presented learning objective for children, instructors and anybody can secure information. YouTube educational section is available in various languages.

TECH HUB FROM HOME

Google has also introduced Tech from Home Hub for the teachers and students to get tips as to how to go for remote learning, teaching while at home. Some of the popular resources include UNESCO and ISTE for the same.

SOME FAMOUS PLATFORM STUDENTS CAN LOOK UP TO DURING THE CURRENT SITUATION

• Brainly is the largest online learning platform, more than 150 million students, parents, and teachers access it around the world, people across India, in solving their homework problems and prepare for the test. Students can connect to their peers to help strengthen their skills, from math to science or in any subject.

• Byjus is a learning application for understudies over all age bunches with programs in English and Hindi that make learning and understanding ideas simpler for school kids. The concepts of explaining videos through digital animation require 12-20 minutes.

• Unacademy provides education through streaming video classes. It’s a good platform for government job aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams. Its personnel comprise of understudies who have cleared different entrance tests and guides who have broad instructing experience. The stage covers a broad scope of subjects and ideas applicable to severe tests in numerous dialects to profit understudies from everywhere in the nation.

• Catalyst Group provides a high-quality education through the latest technology, quality control, and affordable in price. It shows that the e-learning market worldwide is forecast to surpass 243 billion US dollars in the upcoming time. It indicates that e-learning has become a global trend in this pandemic.

DISABLED STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH ONLINE CLASS:

The survey said that students with disabilities, that learning online was proving to be a big hurdle to them.

Education-related norms guarantee that understudies with handicaps ought to be furnished with chances to understand their latent capacity. There is no subject to discrimination with students; they should participate in education and training on the same basis as a student without disabilities.

Because of the advancement in the IT business, computerized innovations are effectively open and far-reaching, which permits utilizing them for giving understudies new chances.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY HELPS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Exceptional innovation permits expanding the freedom of a specific—students freeing them from the constant need for direct teacher involvement. Implementation of technologies in special education allows simplifying communication and improves the academic skills of students with disabilities.

Technology

MEMOIR FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS

• People with disabilities can break the barriers with the help of using superior technology in education. Highly designed hardware and software are allowing students to get modern teachings.

• Teachers from various fields can adapt to the possibilities of a particular student with minimum effort and choose one of the dozens of available learning tactics designed to meet the needs of individual learners with the help of modern technology.

In developing countries, such as India, the logistics sector is in a booming phase and prospects to expand endlessly. With a prominent contribution of 14 % to GDP, the logistics sphere plays a significant role in the economy. Boom in the e-commerce industry and initiatives such as MAKE in India brings significant growth to Logistics Service Providers (LSPs). The growing customer demands have made the logistics sector highly competitive, making it difficult for customers to find the right vendor. But, with a commitment to real-time, safe and cost-effective transportation of goods, Vayudoot Road Carriers Pvt. Ltd. is pioneering the Indian logistics sphere since - 3 decades.

Vayudoot is a highly popular logistics brand known for FMCG Goods transport, cold chain transport and warehouse management. The company maintains a PAN-India presence, with 28 branches throughout the country and 400 closed body chassis attached containers. Its enormous fleet of 900+ trucks includes 32FT Single axle, 32 Ft multi-axle, 20 Ft & 24 Ft containerized trucks and 32 Ft refrigerated containers.

COMPANY AT A GLANCE

Vayudoot was formed in 1986, by Mr Jaibhagwan Singhal Chairman, MD and Mr Arun Singhal, Director, with a motivation to provide value-added solutions and build a robust clientele. Mr Abhay Agarwal, Joined the company in around 1995, who has set benchmark in Fleet and Driver Management in India, adding a fortune to the Company’s growth. The Company got privatized, in 2000 and the following year saw the arrival of Mr Ashwani Singhal, Director, Sales and Operations.

Since then, Vayudoot enjoyed a remarkable journey with pioneering Road transportation services for the FMCG market. The Company has surmounted several challenges and uncertainties, that built its expertise and compatibility to constant developments. Innovation is the turnkey of their expertise and empowers their ability to maintain a nation-wide business.

WORKING ON A PARTICULAR TRAJECTORY

The directorial Trio - Mr Ashwani, Mr. Arun and Mr Abhay has navigated Vayudoot on a very

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differentiating path, so as to stay clear of the head-to-head completion and uniform growth. They forayed for distinct expertise to attain a competitive advantage in the volatile market. As such, they Worked with a ‘bottom-up’ approach, focusing on more than just profit. They broke-free from the ‘market-hire’ strategy and started buying vehicles, creating their own fleet.

Following this strategy since 2001, they created a Multimodal Containerized Transportation network, which attracted popular FMCG brands like Pepsico India, ITC and Electronics appliances brands LG, Samsung, Godrej, etc. Developing an in-house Transport Management Software and investing in efficient people further empowers their forte.

REINFORCED WITH R&D BASED TECHNOLOGY

Technological advancements built on R&D, data analytics and data science, brings an increased efficiency in their business. With years of experience, Vayudoot has created niche expertise and redefined transportation ensuring adept quality, with strict adherence to transit in time. Every vehicle is equipped, with a GPS tracking system and clients are given an app for MIS and real-time tracking of consignments and estimated time of delivery (ETD) of goods; This eventually, addresses to OTIF placements as well. Deep investment in R&D also keeps them robust, to unprecedented challenges. During the COVID pandemic, Vayudoot created an in-house E-LR app to address the restrictions on physical movement. The app can generate lorry receipt and send to clients in PDF format; thus saving time and risk of infection in the pandemic.

The analytic approach also plays an integral role in selfoptimization. Despite having such a humongous fleet, the Company ensures every vehicle, is well maintained in terms of hygiene and cleanliness. Timely preventive maintenance like painting, denting, etc. are carried out to ensure the longevity of vehicles. Timely preventive measures, like painting, denting, etc., are undertaken to ensure the longevity of vehicles. They have a state-of-the-art central maintenance hub at Pune, that addresses all the maintenance needs. Also, each vehicle emits the lowest levels of greenhouse gas and noise, ensuring an eye towards environmental care.

A FAMILIAL WORK CULTURE

“At Vayudoot, Our team is our Family”, declares Mr Ashwani. Over the years, the Company has grown its business with transparency and integrity, and the same qualities have kept its employees inclined to the Company’s goals and vision, with a horizon to focus on growth and efficiency. The Company maintains the best industry-standard ambience, keeping employees well defined in their roles. Further training and counselling - are given to ensure professionalism and performance.

Whether it is staff or driver, Vayudoot maintains an equilibrium between all. Drivers are treated, with the utmost respect and the Company has a ‘no abuse policy’, for everyone. Also, timely clearance of dues, handsome remuneration, with PF & ESI, etc. keeps everyone engaged.

WITHSTANDING THE COVID CRISIS

From business to individual, Covid-19 has been a terrifying challenge for everyone, especially during the lockdown. The country was submerged in desolation, production units were closed and vehicular movement halted, unexpectedly.

However, diligence and sheer-will assured an unwavering business for Vayudoot. First, they ensured vehicles were properly sanitized, which were carrying goods. Clients had full privileges of real-time monitoring and MIS, motivating trust towards the Company. Since Vayudoot built its strength on FMCG and food items, they were able to sustain volumes despite the pandemic. Now that the lockdown is lifted, Vayudoot is witnessing a steady volume and progress.

Parallelly, they prioritized on their staffs and drivers, who uphold the entire business. A virtual war room was created to track the movement of every vehicle and ensure drivers get regular food & medicines. Also, their HR policies assure drivers’ well-being and timely salaries, which kept everyone in the loop. The Company hopes to achieve good volumes by the end of October’ 20, leveraging on its workforce. They are approached, by potential clients for their credibility, and the Company is looking forward to a wider client base shortly.

BESTOWED WITH VARIOUS ACCOLADES

In its enormous stint, Vayudoot has attained a series of plausible accolades. Some of the noteworthy acknowledgements are mentioned below:

• Best Transporter Award in 2009, 2010 and 2013, by Pepsico Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

• National Award for Operational Excellency at India Road Transportation awards 2010, by CEAT.

• Super Saviour Award in Mar 2013, by JKTyre.

• Accredited as ‘Best Performer’ at SIEL – P (C) Transporter Meet – 2015, by Samsung.

• Best Performer #2 of Q1 2016 at Samsung Transporter Meet.

• Best Performer ‘Quality Service’ at Transporter Meet Pune – 2016.

• Indian Achievers’ Award for Business Excellence, 2018, by Economic Development Forum.

• Entrepreneurial Leadership Award conferred to Ashwani Singhal at the 11th World Innovation Congress 2020, held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai.

In addition to this, Vayudoot has earned felicitation from Shri. Girish Wagh, President, C.V. Tata Motors in 2018, further strengthening their bond.

AN AVENUE OF PROSPECTS

Looking towards the future, Vayudoot is aiming at diversification and augmenting itself with better infrastructure. The Company already has four major hubs in Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai and are looking to implant more in-depth development in these branches. Vayudoot also plans for growth in normal containerised as well as temperature-controlled trucks while adding more vehicles in their fleet.

WORDS OF ENLIGHTENMENT FROM THE DIRECTOR

“Businesses have become very complex and demanding in today’s scenario. Time can bring a sense of negativity; but, it’s necessary to remain focused, give your best and be true to yourself and the people you serve. It’s imperative that you take care of the people around you as they are your greatest asset”.

What You Need to Know About Buying A Car in this Pandemic

Until it passes, the pandemic has brought so many questions about the new normal for everyday life. Everything like schools, gyms, and many others are temporally closed all over the country except for essential services. Although, recently it has been announced by the government that there are few shops and other businesses are going to open. People are still working from home. Before the pandemic, a lot of people had a plan to buy a car. Now they might be wondering is if buying a car is still safe in the worse time. So, don’t worry I’m going to show you some experts and people opinion, It may help you.

According to Capgemini.com, “in India 70% percentage of consumer – who would prefer to avoid dealership visits to compare financing and deals due to COVID-19”. It is up from 39% before the pandemic. On April 22, 2020, Hyundai India announced to launch a program called “Click to Buy”. The company has integrated 500 dealerships under the “Click to Buy” program that is an end to end online car purchasing platform. Sure, people always want to go to the car showroom, poke around inside the car, and see the color choice. But for most people, car buying tradition will soon be almost virtual according to experts. Because of the pandemic, there are many restrictions that have forced businesses to change the way to sell the product and service to consumers. Now the real question

is, how exactly will the virtual experience be different?

For instance, what if you want to negotiate a lower price? Well, you can still do that thorough their official app instead of in person. Also, you don’t need to worry about paperwork at all, your valet will bring a portable printer and take care of all these worries at your home. Mercedes, BMW, Honda, Tata motors, many other companies are also increasingly ramping up online sales platform.

Experts believe that this summer could be a bit confusing time for those who want to buy a new vehicle. When a vehicle showroom gets going to earnest following months, there would be 3 model years of new cars or other vehicles to choose from: remaining 2019s model, 2020s model, and new intro model 2021s. You will also get surprising deals like 0% finance, for 84 months. Although, few of the companies will agree on this type of deal.

For consumers, it will be very tough to know the dealer’s bottom line, offering the many inducements and the shifting sands of the post-coronavirus landscape. In such time, there is only sound you will hear from them “It is a good deal as compare in the past.”

I asked one of the showroom persons, who said that “it would be better if you buy at the end of the month,” at the time, the dealer will be in rush to move their inventory, and you can negotiate on price.

Vehicle industries and dealerships that transition swiftly to e-communication would get more consumers. And no doubt, customers will also get benefits.

You also need to know that it may become a situation that any vehicle will become more streamlined and very few times taking. There is only one employee who is going to handle the whole purchasing process – from test drive to finalizing paperwork and new car delivery at your home.

For those of you are wishing to buy a new model car, and are not quite as tech-savvy or have many questions — in such kind of situation, you need more handholding, otherwise, it could be challenging.

Although a lot of people know what kind of car they need, in such cases, you can go online.

Experts say that consumers aren’t just ones stumbling into the new world “online car buying”. The majority of car dealerships are not ready to enter into a complete online world. It may mean that customers won’t experience a perfect online service, and you may have to visit the showroom.

In addition, there are a lot of finance & insurance products that would have been important to the customers may not be passably presented online –even offered at all. It indicates that consumers aren’t going to have a chance to consider an extended service agreement and other optional services.

Seeing in such kind of condition, we would say that a vehicle dealership would be different than now. As we can see that we all have become accustomed to home deliveries for every single thing, cashless transaction, and pick up & drop-off series for taxi services. Now Online car purchasing tradition has grown so quickly, the day isn’t too far off when parts and repairing will certainly become common.

As we have discussed a lot of thig about “online buying car”. But People like to visit a dealership. According to autonews.com, 83% of people cannot buy a car without seeing it physically, and 75% buyer would not want to buy a vehicle without a dealer involved. It all shows that the value of the dealership is still alive.

TELEVITAL SOLUTIONS INC

A LEADING NAME IN TELEMEDICINE AND E-LEARNING SOLUTIONS

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TeleVital is a cutting-edge IT infra-structure Company, leading the business space in two vital pillars of society – healthcare and education. It works with innovative platforms like Telemedicine and E-learning to improve access to qualified medical care and educational content. TeleVital has an installation base in more than 800 hospitals, clinics and educational institutes in India, Africa, USA, and Japan. TeleVital was envisioned to develop innovative platforms and state-of-theart solutions that could ease people’s access to vital information and services without the barriers of time and distance.

Starting its journey from 2002 in Silicon Valley, the Company has devised several trendsetting solutions for the world. One of its Crowning Jewels is VitalWare - the first-ever Cloud-based real-time, remote vital signs monitoring software that is endorsed and used by NASA and ISRO. Another of its gems is its software for home care services provided to Set-Top-Box cable subscribers in partnership with Cox Cable and also to many Universities in USA, Mexico and Japan. Its Smartphone Apps that are widely used in India and in the USA are bringing healthcare to the doorsteps of the patients.

THE ORIGIN

The origin of TeleVital resides in the ingenuity of a veteran entrepreneur Kishore Kumar Rao. During his early years of career, his daughter Deepika was in Mumbai receiving treatment for her nerve damages. Mr. Rao who is a US resident for more than two decades, wanted the specialists from Stanford University and University of California San Francisco to monitor his daughter’s treatment remotely. This need created the motivation for building the cloud-based telemedicine platform. As such, with the encouragement and seed funding from two successful entrepreneurs - BV Jagadeesh and Kumar Malavalli, he deployed and promoted this platform. NASA’s MedITAC consortium used it in Ecuador in 2002, for the first-ever remote anaesthesia monitoring over the Internet, with the intervention of a specialist from the Virginia Commonwealth University, and saved a life five thousand kilometres away. The product was first of its kind and built the foundation for TeleVital’s growth.

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Kumar Rao | Founder & CEO

Each team member of TeleVital is deeply motivated by knowing their individual work, which plays a pivotal role in creating a great impact on society acknowledges Mr Rao

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STAYING AHEAD IN THE CURVE

In an era where technology, especially digital, is a constantly evolving platform, it is crucial to stay adaptive to developments. Telecommunication technologies have significantly revamped the face of education and healthcare across the globe. To stay updated, with this evolution, TeleVital’s technical team – in both Bangalore as well as in Santa Clara, California, works with latest innovations especially in connected/wearable medical devices, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning spaces. Integration of these resources, helps the Company build plausible solutions and addresses their ultimate goal,

to provide best-possible solutions with the predictive and prescriptive analytics based on technological advancements

Accommodating modern technologies further ensures the optimal quality and safety for the use by patients. Every software comes with alpha, internal beta and external beta release for quality monitoring and improvement. The Company has an in-house quality assurance team that uses software tools to automate the QA process to find the bugs in the software before external releases. The emphasis on quality, significantly helps them to stay ahead in the race. The profound experience and knowledge reward them with repeat orders further highlighting them as a validated brand name, for telemedicine solutions over the Internet. Referral by satisfied customers grows their client base, and the Company invests in digital marketing as well.

A BRIGHT CAREER CHOICE

As TeleVital has grown into a premier service provider, it has grown as a prospective career choice as well. TeleVital’s ambience is powered by enthusiasm and dexterity. In return for their integrated efforts, the Company organizes team outing a few times a year. The trips are a day filled with entertainment and team building activities. Along with this, employee’s birthdays, sports events, and festivals are organised and celebrated to maintain high morale of the employees.

BURGEONING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

Over the past decade, TeleVital has promoted telemedicine and distance learning as two exemplary services. In the wake of COVID, these two services have become exceedingly more rele-

vant. Several Government and private health practitioners are treating patients remotely, at the patients’ homes. Simultaneously, TeleVital’s distance education platform is used by renowned institutions such as Indian Institute of Science so that classes can be attended remotely. In short, the pandemic and lockdown have made telemedicine and distance education as household names and TeleVital was ready to step in to fill a void created by the pandemic. The technology is being used in the USA today to provide Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management solutions to the patients within the newly advancing TeleHealth market, augmented by the pandemic.

On the other hand, TeleVital made sure of the safety and security of its employees. They enabled Work From Home well before lockdown, ensuring freewheeling support and services to clients. All of their in-house meetings and discussion were conducted online, helping everyone stay unified. Venturing on digital platforms, also helped in conducting successful demonstrations to their prospective clients.

12 Super Specialty hospitals including Apollo, NH, HCG, AIMS, Amrita hospital, Fortis, and others to 44 countries in the African Union for 8 years. Since 2019, their platform is used by the National Health Mission for the end-toend telemedicine solutions to 130 CHCs (Community Health Centers) in remote places of Uttar Pradesh to receive specialized teleconsultations in 13 categories, including Pediatrics, Gynecology, Internal medicine, Orthopedics, Neurology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology etc. 1500+ teleconsultations are conducted daily on their platform and more than 165,000 have been completed so far. TeleVital has been recognized as ‘The Telemedicine Company of the Year’ by Frost and Sullivan, in 2009.

REVOLUTIONARY

SERVICES FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Throughout time, TeleVital has dazzled both the private and public sector through its services. In 2003, TeleVital was given the chance to work with ISRO, Prof Shivaram Malavalli, Director of TeleVital India, introduced Sateesh Bhat (Co-founder and Chief of TeleVital India Operations), who headed a team of enthusiastic software developers. With this team and with the inputs from ISRO scientists, the company developed the first telemedicine programme for India in the basement of Narayana Hrudayalaya. The product was widely recognised and marketed throughout the country as a turnkey telemedicine solution by ISRO. The product was also deployed in remote islands like Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar, rural regions of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, and hilly regions of Jammu & Kashmir as well.

TeleVital has made 400 plus telemedicine installations all over India for ISRO, including Army, Air Force, ITBP, and many government and private hospitals. Their technology was also utilized in ‘PAN-African e-Network initiative’, launched by Late Dr Abdul Kalam, Former President of India. Under the initiative, their solutions were used to provide telemedicine consultations from

Similarly, their technology is used by the Karnataka Government to link 12 super-speciality hospitals in Bangalore with all the District hospitals. Over one lakh consultations were provided in 3 years. Tripura Government is using its solution for statewide ophthalmology services. At the same time, renowned education bodies like Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology have used their digital platform to provide virtual classroom training in many rural high schools in Karnataka. Customer support has been one of the highlights of TeleVital services. The field engineers have provided support services to remotest corners of India including the Himalayas, Northeastern region and also 44 African countries. Many passionate Engineers have provided timely and invaluable support during disaster management situations, such as the Tsunami and Kashmir earthquakes.

PLAUSIBLE PLANS FOR FUTURE

After 18 years of constantly growing its business, TeleVital is looking forward to endeavouring in areas of Automation, Aggregation, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. TeleVital aspires to expand its reach through collaborative partnership initiatives with Government and private hospitals & clinics to provide end-to-end healthcare services to the rural population.

FROM THE FOUNDER’S DESK

In spite of obstacles that come in your way, never give up on your aspirations to make a huge societal impact. Be persistent and build a team of like-minded people who equally enjoy the journey

The Meaning & Importance Of Digital Transformation

There was a time when businesses, as usual, was often good enough, though, every era has its buzzwords. The era we live in is everything interconnected, equally outstanding, performance is getting perfection. There’s only one space left to innovate in you. You are the main point of the raging tornado of change fuelled by digitization, Augmentation, mobilization, Automation, and a whole lot. Today, science fiction is about to become science fact. Think about a self-driving car, the computer can learn your behavior and act. Transformative technologies are bringing major changes in many aspects of business and even entire industries, just like the 18s when steam engine and electrification innovation revolutionized whole sectors. Sound’s amazing, isn’t it? but it may create problems for a lot of businesses. As per John Chambers (CEO of Cisco System) “At least 40% of all businesses will die in the next 10 years if they don’t figure out how to change their entire company to accommodate new technologies.”

Inshortword,digitalizationiscriticaltothesurvivalofbusinesses–notmerelybecauseofvitalitythatitofferstoacompanybyuppingitsoperationalefficiency,butduetoitscapabilitytolet a business act proactively by having the right decision as well.

But, in spite of such kind of resounding affirmation from the leading lights of the market, around 34% of organizations have owned a digital transformation. So what is it? What is Digital Transformation?

Digital Transformation is a strategic planned organizational change, which begins by empowering teams with a unique technique to create a highly responsive strategy and fearless culture of innovation. Fundamentally, it is a way of changing how the business operates service and value to users or consumers.

Moving to new technology, implementing digital services, or even truing workload into cloud computing architectures, it isn’t that easy. Often digital transformation involves scrutiny, reinvention, and even creation of new jobs at an organization. A company must have great employees with great skill sets. Suppose that your company pivots toward data to be a big part of the business model, then you need a data protection person. Digital transformation is used as a cover term to define multiple upgrades within an organization. You may be implementing new tech in the workplace, but it could impact many different areas of your business. Adding one new tech in a specific area may require a

new system in other parts of the area. For example, A higher and faster computer a bigger server.

Putting new tech in the workplace is easier said than done. You need to come out of your comfort zone and change the old traditional work.

Importance of Digital Transformation

Of course, digital speed would be much faster than a traditional one. The digital transformation can bring success for your business largely because of the speed of accuracy, especially when digital disruptions are giving strong competition in the market. Now you might confuse about that so let’s know about their benefits.

#1 offers a great and new experience to the customer

Today there are so many similar products available on the market, it is very difficult to differentiating completely on prime offer. This is why customer experience alone has emerged as the new battleground for getting explicit differentiation. In fact, the consumer looks at it as the core criterion while buying stuff and making a decision to buy one. They want to know everything about the product. Many studies found that around 85 to 95 percent of consumers are more likely to be loyal to a brand.

Here, digital transformation can offer a quick boost to the enhancement of consumer experience. In this way, the company can have real-time and cohesive communication with users. AI-powered chatbots can reduce consumer issues faster than ever - it can give you a positive vibe about your brand in the market.

Moreover, you can use the device or new tech to locate the consumer exactly in the shop and send the relevant marketing message base upon the service or product that is near to them. It will prove to be a millstone for businesses, and you can earn more trust from users.

#2 Data-Backed Decision Making

Peter Drucker “If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it.” to make sure that each function is performing well at their level, you require numbers to relate with the high benchmarks. Leveraging the power of digital provide you the authority to track metrics and analyze the collected data during the time. On the basis of this precise and timely insight, businesses can optimize their plan and process for

an even greater outcome. It can bring huge changes in two specific things which require most – costs and revenue.

in order to get consumer’s behavior patterns, relevancy, real-time feedback, and others, data-driven requires. This can be attained by utilizing structured (Personal customer information) and unsaturated data (Social media metrics), which can be filtered out from a large amount of data. For instance, A customer on weekends and looking for a product that you sell, if you get them and you send a message about that product, they are going to buy it. In this way, you can build a bond between you and your customer

#3 Easier Collaboration

Digital transformation makes it easy to get the exact information at the same time, which eases the work environment and productivity. Enabling businesses to overcome “us vs. them” mindset, transformative tech can become a major mover of smooth collaboration.

Digital transformation makes sales and marketing more operative and effective. A salesman team can get a list and the marketing team can unitize those lists of data to draw insights and make a strong plan about the targeted users. Just like CRM Tech which can track historical client data related to interaction and interest.

The only way to enter the unexplored market is to get new users. It starts with identifying the area and dividing it into a sperate section according to market place the new products. Moreover, if this is supported by sound data analysis and immediate access to demographic elements, the entire process of market penetration can become Hassle-free, which is great for your business

#4 Helping Employees To Be More Effective

Workforce engagement has become a hot topic. Employers are exploring new ways to improve productivity; here digital tech is helping employees to become more effective in their own roles. Transformative technology offers a valuable opportunity for the main business function like finance and HR, to get away from manual and automate areas like payroll, offer wider business opportunities. Today a lot of employees are working remotely and giving better products rather than being at the office, it is possible because of digital transformation.

Forbes Facility Services Pvt. Ltd. (FFSL)

Shares Its Pride On Achieving The Coveted ‘Blue Flag Certification’

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FFSL along with the Govt. of India (GOI) proudly confers their joy, on achieving the 8 Blue Flag Certification, in a single attempt. Eight beaches were selected for this acknowledgement, namely Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod (Karnataka), Kappad (Kerala), Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands). FFSL stands proud of managing three of these internationally acclaimed beaches - Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu) and Kasarkod (Karnataka). FFSL was working with the Ministry of Environment (GOI) on this project for the last four years.

Managing a beach isn’t a cakewalk, as it requires a result-oriented framework and skilled people, which unfortunately wasn’t available. Hence, FFSL had to start from scratch, working on building an adroit team, convincing the locals about the need and efficiency of beach cleaning. Another thing they did was, acknowledging every cleaner as an ambassador of the Blue Flag Project, which deliberately charged them up. FFSL fostered all kinds of maintenance and associated supports to every crewmate, who put their hard work and sweat into the fruition of this project.

THE BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION

The coveted blue flag recognition is the world’s foremost certification that covers Beaches, Marinas, and Sustainable Boating Tourism Operators. The accreditation includes stringent quality parametersenvironmental, educational, safety, and accessibility, that has to be followed without any exception. The international jury of this certification included eminent members from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The certification is conveyed conferred, by the Denmark-based non-profit Foundation for Environmental Education.

AN OVERVIEW OF FFSL

From Mechanized Housekeeping, Operation and Maintenance, Food Service, Offshore Service Management, Guesthouse Management, Horticulture, to Façade Cleaning and Pest Control, all are governed by FFSL. Incepted in 2005, FFSL is an inclusive part of the famous Eureka Forbes Group and carries the corporate lineage of Shapoorji Pallonji Group. With a demonstrated history of spectacular solutions, FFSL has allied with all industrial verticals ranging from the manufacturing sector to hospitals, hotels, schools and many more. Its quality and commitment to solutions are fortified with certifications, namely ISO:9001, 18001, 14001 and 22000. Now, with the 8 Blue Flag recognition, it’s aiming to become more polished. FFSL carries the same vision as its parent body, “A Happy, Healthy and Safe Pollution-Free Environment based on Trust and Lasting Relationships with Customers”.

When the project was still on paper, FFSL had projected a significant infrastructure development required for its fruition. This made them bring Eureka Forbes on board not only for being its parent body but for being the foremost provider of infrastructure. Syncing with the parent body gave FFSL a major upper hand with respect to technical support. “It was a great opportunity where the parent company and the sister concern had jointly taken up a project and successfully completed it. So, that gives us a great sense of achievement or synergy within the group”, acknowledges Rajiv Julka, one of the leading executives in this project.

MAJOR CHALLENGES IN THE PROJECT

Convincing locals about the project and marshalling a team of like-minded people, were the two significant challenges, for FFSL. Since this was a pilot project, only four beaches were initially selected that too under strict criteria. The focus was to revamp these beaches to an international level. The locals around the beaches had a stringent ambiguity regarding this project; as such, convincing them that this is something worth doing and has a definite significance on the environment was a daunting task. However, FFSL’s core motivation drove their energy; first, they did in-depth research on what they are trying to achieve. Then, they forayed to make the locals understand the project and build a team of people, having the will and passion towards it. Around 400-500 arduous people were selected (98% local), and FFSL put a considerable effort into training them. Govt. bodies like the BMC and the Collector also took a great interest in the project, which helped them addressing compliances.

Accomplishing this project has upscaled FFSL’s already attained position - a notch higher. The Company proudly stands as the cloud borders of its segment and has a history of building the business of many renowned companies. Originating from the industrial pioneer - Eureka Forbes, the Company already has a revered presence for its mechanised cleaning and other housekeeping solutions in diverse industries. Now with recognition on cleaning and maintaining beaches with industrial-grade equipment, FFSL has built strong roots in a much-untapped avenue.

STURDY DESPITE THE COVID OUTBREAK

The manufacturing space was widely affected, by the pandemic. Whether its economy, employment or movement of materials, everything faced an unprecedented halt. On top of that, the physical movement was strictly restricted, further increasing the problem by a level. However, FFSL carried a boiling desire to see the successful completion of this project. As such, with an iron will the entire team worked meticulously towards their individual roles and responsibilities. People working at the sites were safeguarded with all preventive measures and Govt. guidelines. Being a significant part of the Country’s economy, some of their services were permitted, with special guidelines off course. FFSL leveraged on digital communication to monitor the daily progress of work and further to stay unified.

The safety measures were also rigorously implanted in their offices. Only 15% to 30% of the employees were allowed at the office. Daily sanitization of premises

was done to ensure everyone’s safety. The Company also formed a special team, who conducted sanitization programs in other companies. A scalable number of their people across branches did get affected. However, FFSL ensured all the medical facilities and support needed to cure the affected.

TROVE OF MILESTONES AND ACCOLADES

Along with the prized milestones that include PAN India presence across 100+ cities, a client base 260 + at 400+ sites, 95% client retention rate, 6000+ dedicated people, ability to serve 65000+ meals/day, managing over 72 million sq ft. of structures, 100% compliance norms and an eminent overseas presence, FFSL has been bestowed with many revered accolades. The Company is the first to win the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award. Also, for their astounding efforts in the outbreak, FFSL was given the Safety Award, by Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd., Warriors of COVID-19 by Mankind Pharma and COVID-19 Braveheart by Mondelez.

THE ROAD AHEAD

With a corporate lineage of 150 years, and exceptional maintenance of three ‘Blue Flag’ beaches Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu) and Kasarkod (Karnataka), FFSL sets eye on GOI’s intent to develop - 100 more beaches. The effective transformation of these three beaches has made the locals aware, and they’re approaching the GOI To keep working on this activity. This growing demand is building a propelling pipeline for FFSL. Working in synergy with Environment Ministry and GOI, FFSL envisions to revamp the face of - 40 more beaches, in the coming years.

How is India Redefining Healthcare with the Power of Technology?

In the fast-changing world, it won’t be surprising to witness the most advanced tools in the healthcare sector in order to match the changing scenario. The availability of advanced technology in hospitals along with some changing patterns of doctor’s practice has brought an uprising change in the way we see healthcare sectors today.

With the ground-breaking changes that are witnessed today in healthcare, it has also changed the way of interaction among doctors and patients by altering the essence of their relationship. The significance of technology is being appreciated in the role of enhancing the general quality of life.

India is a place where most people are having nominal access to basic public services such as healthcare.In the context of developing countries, one develops an understanding of the importance of allowing technologies that sustain the delivery of services.

Healthcare sector has come a long way in terms of technology infusion along with the expansion of infrastructure and efficiencies. The healthcare industry in India has embraced the usage of technology for maintaining the records of patients’, enabled AI (Artificial Intelligence) to deliver better treatment.

With the availability of telecom bandwidth, the medical expertise is reaching underserved rural markets via tele-consulting programs that are delivered over mobile phones and telemedicine.

The usage of technology has helped healthcare industry in getting a lot more organized and to become patient-centric. With the help of technology in healthcare, it has become easier to keep up records of patients like scans, test reports, plan of treatment etc.

HERE ARE A FEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT HELP IN REDEFINING HEALTHCARE SECTOR:

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DIGITIZATION

The concepts such as ePharmacy, eReferrals, eInsuranceetc. are helping in strengthening the healthcare sector and is helping in creating a wave across the healthcare system. The technology has transformed the health services by improving efficiency and betterment of the patient.

2. TELEMEDICINE AND REMOTE ADVICE

Telemedicine is an effective tool that facilitates the development of medical skills outside the limits of a medical facility. This saves millions of dollars in travel expenses for patients and missed appointments. With the introduction of scalable telemedicine technology, health systems around the country have the potential to have a substantial impact.

3. MOBILITY

Smartphones completely have dominated the Indian market and have become widely available for the general population. It is this system and related technology that has made mobile healthcare available even to remote areas. The modern digital mobile apps let physicians provide online consultation, advice, and prescriptions that make healthcare accessible to everyone regardless of their location in time.

4. NANOTECHNOLOGY

The technology is gradually printing its footprints towards the contribution to the healthcare industry. Nanobots are skilled with unclogging arteries and are preventive for the cases of heart attacks. With the help of nanotechnology, it will be able to cure neurological disorders in a better way and the future with nanotechnology has a lot of scopes.

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ROBOTICS

Technology makes our life more convenient and efficient, with the arrival of robotics in the healthcare industry, it has become one of the most advanced moves that have been initiated by the human in terms of medicine. The robotic surgeries are performed even without the presence of the physician.

CONCLUSION:

In terms of technological advancement, there is a fabulous change that has been witnessed by the healthcare sector in India. The power of Technology and healthcare when comes together, it creates a revolution in itself that results in a breakthrough.

In the coming future, awareness is increasing among consumers and there will be a demand for better facilities. The above-mentioned technologies are the latest technology trends that are shaping the future of the healthcare sector.