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MG Motor India and Zoomcar collaborate for car subscriptions

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MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd has authorized a strategic partnership with Zoomcar to supply the former’s vehicle on memberships to customers. The collaboration between MG Motor India and Zoomcar will help the automaker permeate deeper in the automobile rental and sharing segment as more travelers are now anticipated to prefer individual vehicles over public commute choices due to COVID-19.

With this tie-up, customers will be able to buy MG vehicles through Zoomcar 12, 24 or 36-month subscription program. MG Motor will leverage Zoomcar’s innovation, such as GPS tracking, consisting of on-ground fleet management, logistics support, as well as vehicle scheduling.

It is a delight to join hands with Zoomcar for providing customers with an attractive monthly vehicle ownership proposition. It gives them a deep dive into the world of MG. They will now be able to experience the cutting-edge tech features of our vehicles before they finally purchase them said Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commercial Officer, MG Motor India

MG Motor India and Zoomcar collaboration will additionally give 24×7 assistance to its customers pertaining to reservations and vehicle listing. The client experience will focus on offering customer support services such as on-ground fleet monitoring, logistics support, vehicle scheduling, and onboarding. MG likewise uses a convenient vehicle ownership experience to its customers using initiatives like MG Shield and MG Shield+.

The global pandemic slowed down the automobile sales, and rental faced a temporary shutdown during the lockdown period.

Commenting about the subscriptions, Greg Moran, CEO & Co-Founder, Zoomcar, said, we anticipate a significant increase in car subscriptions over the next several quarters, as consumers look to avoid public transport and ride-hailing services without the commitments of traditional car ownership. Car subscriptions will continue to evolve and grow into more flexible, comprehensive offerings in the future. Along these lines, Zoomcar continues to focus on adding more and more vehicle models to subscription.

MG Motor India recently launched a brand-new ‘MG Reassure’ pre-owned auto business in India to guarantee all cars receive the best residual value throughout all car dealerships. Under this program, each vehicle will go through 160+ quality checks as per the assessment standards as well as will undergo a complete repair and maintenance schedule prior to being re-sold. The examination procedure will make sure the right prices of cars at all times, as well as MG Motor, will allow its customers to offer and also trade their automobiles with brand-new MG models.

As MG Motor India declares, this partnership will certainly create essential future competency and modern technology for mobility in India. The automaker also believes that the collaboration will enable them to penetrate deeper right into the registration market.

Taylor Swift donates over $30,000 to help a London teenager

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Pop star Taylor Swift donates over $30,000 to a student to go to the U.K. University, The University of Warwick, a prestigious university is ranked among the top 10 Universities in the U.K. for 2021, according to topuniversities.com.

Vitoria Mario was trying to raise funds to afford to study Maths at the University of Warwick. Mario set up the donation page GoFundMe, as she was not eligible for the University’s loans and grants. On her page, she mentioned that she had achieved high grades in her A-level exams, equivalent to SATs in the United States.

Swift on the fundraising page said,
Vitoria, I came across your story online and am so inspired by your drive and dedication to turning your dreams into reality,” the 30-year-old singer wrote. “I want to gift you the rest of your goal amount. Good luck with everything you do! Love, Taylor.

Mario contacted 442 people of the top firms for financial assistance but was rejected or left with no response. Hence, she set up a fundraising page. This is what caught attention, and news of Taylor Swift donates over $30,000 to her is taking rounds since then. When Mario arrived in London, she could not speak English but had achieved top grades in exams. On her fundraising page, she has mentioned a breakdown of the funds she will need for accommodation, equipments, and living costs, including transportation, food and gas.

Mario was a student at London’s Brampton Manor Academy. She said, “The school is renowned for their work in helping young Black and minority ethnic students such as myself gain entry to top U.K. institutions.”

Following the norm, Taylor Swift’s fans also started donating to her GoFundMe campaign. In an interview, Mario thanked Taylor Swift and said the donation was a blessing, and she would like to thank everyone who donated and supported her campaign.

This is not the first time Taylor Swift has donated money to any such cause. She has also made impromptu donations to her fans in the past. In June 2020, she helped two Minneapolis teens fundraisers looking for support to buy hair care and skin products for people of color. She also donated money to Nashville record store Grimey’s New to provide healthcare services to its employees.

We often ignore donation drives like this, assuming it can be a fraud or some cyber trap. However, the recent news of Taylor Swift donates over $30000 has set an example to help the genuine people in need. Her donation to Vitoria Mario will help bring the dreams of an aspiring mathematician to reality. Her story can also inspire others to accomplish their dreams, irrespective of gender, race, immigration issues, and financial status.

Khel Ratna award 2020: Virtual ceremony on Aug 29

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Khel Ratna award

Amidst pandemic, like every other industry, sports are slowly returning to action. The cash-rich cricket league, Indian Premier League 2020, is being held in UAE due to COVID-19. Badminton players have also returned to training at Pullela Gopichand Academy. The good news is in the line and one more reason for fans to celebrate. Early this week, the Sports Ministry of India announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2020.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is being conferred on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyanchand, an esteemed hockey player in the history of India. The prolific Indian cricketer, Rohit Sharma is among the five winners and becomes the fourth Indian cricketer to receive the prestigious award after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli. Upon receiving the award, he tweeted:

I am very happy and feel privileged to receive this honor. I promise to keep working hard. Fans are my support system & I am sure they will keep backing us.

Along with Rohit Sharma, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, women’s hockey skipper Rani Rampal, table tennis star Manika Batra and para-athlete, Mariyappan Thangavelu are the players who are receiving the prestigious award. They will be conferred the Khel Ratna award on National Sports Day on Aug 29. Unfortunately, Vinesh Phogat tests Covid-19 positive, and will miss the national sports awards virtual ceremony today.

One common trend seen in this year’s award is the increased domination of female athletes. Three out of five prize winners are women, and it shows that women in the sports industry are also getting recognition day by day. Rani Rampal is the first women hockey player to be honored for the award. It was unexpected and she broke into tears of joy when she heard about it. She has earlier won the Arjuna Award as well as the Bhim award from her state of Haryana. Her focus is to win the Olympics medal for India to be held next year in Tokyo.

While I do feel this award comes as a recognition of my hard work, sacrifices, and commitment to the sport over the years, winning the Olympic medal will remain the ultimate goal. We will work hard as a team to achieve this goal in Tokyo next year, Rani said.

Along with Khel Ratna awardees, Ishant Sharma, alongside 26 others, will receive the Arjuna Award. The player’s complete dominance in test cricket is being rewarded.

The Khel Ratna award is a prestigious award and it is unusual for so many players to be awarded in one year. It is a true resonation to the fact that talent develops through hard work and dedication. Congratulations to all the winners. It is a privilege to be conferred with the Khel Ratna award, which is the country’s highest sporting honor.

India’s top badminton players in full swing for championships

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India's top badminton players

The pandemic, COVID-19, brought the whole world into a halt. Cinema, theatres, parks, stadiums, everything was pegged back. The pandemic had such a devastating effect that the leagues across the world were suspended, including the quadrennial event, Olympics 2020. But as the saying goes, “Tough times don’t last, but the tough men do,” the pandemic is slowly receding, and things are getting better day by day. With things slowly taking shape, India’s top badminton players have resumed training.

India’s top badminton players who are back to their training schedule are Olympics silver-medalist, Pusarla Sindhu, and Bronze-medalist Saina Nehwal. World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth and doubles exponent N Sikki Reddy have also joined the team alongside fellow players.

Talking about the changes, the Indian badminton team coach, Pullela Gopichand said: I am very happy to have our elite shuttlers back for on-field training after this long break.

Resuming training will give the players enough time to get back to shape for the Thomas and Uber Cup team competitions. “This will give everyone an opportunity to be in shape. By mid-September, we need to finalize our teams for Denmark. I was looking at the draw and saw we have a good chance, can really do well,” said PPBA head coach U. Vimal Kumar, a former national coach

Regarding the new safety concerns due to COVID-19 impact, the protocols have been laid at the academy. BWF said that players could avoid wearing face masks while it will be mandatory for all personnel in the Green Zone.

“Instead of shaking hands, players can touch rackets with their opponents and nod/or put their hand across chest when greeting the match officials…To avoid contact, a shuttlecock dispenser will be provided at the end of the court, player can take the shuttlecock from the dispenser and return the used shuttlecock to the service judge with the racket or drop it into the shuttlebox.”

BWF is keen to create a badminton bubble that will ensure everyone in the bubble is tested frequently in every tournament. A testing plan will support the idea, and all players will be required to undergo COVID-19 PCR tests. BWF will provide a financial relief package to help host test players and team entourage up to the accreditation limit stated in the prospectus. All these mandatory procedures will be followed for the training and tournaments.

Despite the pandemic bringing a halt to all the sports activities, the things are slowly respawning. Top 5 European leagues have concluded that IPL 2020 is going to be held in UAE. Now, India’s top badminton players have returned to training and are getting ready to perform in the International event with all mandatory procedures.

Google or Microsoft: Who will invest in ShareChat?

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Earlier this month, Microsoft investing $100 million in ShareChat was taking rounds. While the company has expressed interest in TikTok now, the latest news reports confirm that Google might inject $150-200 million in ShareChat for its next investment. The news of whether Google or Microsoft will acquire the platform remains unclear at the moment, but the investment will help ShareChat become a social networking market leader.

ShareChat is a regional social platform made in Bengaluru and is India’s homegrown counterpart to TikTok, as well as its direct competitor. It is available in various Indian languages and has more than 60 million active users.

Given how things have changed, especially after the ban, ShareChat benefits a lot in terms of time spent, in terms of revenue, in terms of daily active users. We are suddenly a lot more valuable than our previously thought valuation. We have got a lot of inbound interest, and we are talking to everyone, including all the global players, – said Ankush Sachdeva, Chief Executive, ShareChat

As soon as TikTok was banned, the doors of opportunity were opened to ShareChat. Downloads began to pour in, and in just 36 hours, ShareChat clocked in over 15 million downloads, after which the company was emboldened to quickly release a short-video sharing app ‘Moj’ the very next day. If Microsoft successfully concludes this acquisition, ShareChat will be the newest member of the Unicorn league, having reached a net worth of $1 billion.

Speaking about how ShareChat has more to offer when compared to TikTok, Sanjeev Kumar, Forecast Analyst at Forrester said,

The synergy can come in from the content creators, reaching the diverse set of audiences given the local appeal that ShareChat carries. Both the apps have been successful outside the metros and have the ingredients to capture the digital advertising spend channeled towards India’s next big cities in the making.

It’s also commendable to note that Twitter was first to strike a $100 million deal, which pegged the valuation of ShareChat at $650 million, after which Microsoft followed suit. Although the Microsoft deal has not reached a final stage, ShareChat is actively trying to raise capital to achieve the desired threshold of $200 million in its current series D funding round from existing investors, including Twitter.

ShareChat is determined to provide stellar user experience, and in this regard, the company recently migrated to Google Cloud. Although the fact that Microsoft might shell out $100 million in a desi app is quite intriguing, this may be a brilliant move to benefit from the uncertainty and the possibilities to come from India’s Chinese app ban.

On the other hand, Google unveiled its India Digitization Fund, a $10 billion initiative to funnel investment into promising companies. Google has been hunting for the next big social network. While the investment in ShareChat can turn out to be a strategic move on Google, it will help the company gain market presence as Google is the king of search engine optimization. The brand will get visibility where searchability is best, and the content is most likely to go viral.

ShareChat’s popularity garnered the attention of tech giants like Microsoft or Google. With a user base of over 140 million monthly active users, ShareChat has the responsibility of providing a seamless experience for them. The journey is both challenging and exciting.

Odisha’s new model boon to Farmers. Zomato and Swiggy helping with the cause.

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COVID-19 has stormed the worldwide economic climate, with unprecedented influence. The news of the nationwide lockdown brought several financial tasks, consisting of agriculture, to a short-term stop. Odisha’s new model & policies are connecting farmers with existing supply chain networks and delivering partners such as Zomato and Swiggy proved to be a better deal.

A vital lesson from the pandemic has been the requirement for a calculated change in focus from an input-centric plan to a much more all-natural strategy that goes from the input side of farming, consisting of the accessibility of seeds, fertilizers, and devices, to the post-harvest phase.

Enhancing the institutional redrawing was the state’s response to making markets work much better so farmers might obtain worth for their produce. Permitting regional markets to run within the standards of social distancing as well as including mandis in eNAM as well as other portals to guarantee much better price realization by straight offering to customers profited over 55,000 farmer families. – said Saurabh Garg, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Government of Odisha

To guarantee that the lack of labor did not impact the rabi produce, DA&FE permitted interdistrict movement during the lockdown besides starting purchase initially of May. Reskilling of employees and working with chauffeurs of mining devices from mineral-rich areas aided in making certain harvesting carried out in time.

In Odisha’s new model, farming inputs were provided regularly through a collective initiative that includes the Ama Krushi Call Centre. Timely treatments such as enabling unfettered motion of agricultural work in automobiles with the utilization of approximately 40% capacity and building of over one lakh fishponds imply rural work was produced. Also returning migrant employees were likewise provided a chance at earning resources.

The Odisha’s new model can be extrapolated to a nationwide level, where the pandemic gave an opportunity to consider and reassess the top priorities in the A&A market. Innovation and market interventions where the private sector contributes, will certainly make a distinction to the degree of situation preparedness.

States like Odisha relocating towards horticulture-based commodities might take advantage of perishable products promo. Farmers are also happy to receive help through direct links with shopping systems like Zomato and Swiggy. Much more such collaborations will need to be motivated so growers can know the rate of their produce.

A good deal of emphasis is being laid on the pre-harvest areas of farming in Odisha’s new model approach. Nevertheless, what the pandemic has shown is the equivalent need for policies that assume farmers’ well-being and safeguard price realization of ranch create. A demand-based procedure should be created that nudges agriculture and pushes the industry in the direction of growth. 

Edtech industry observes huge growth potential in Pandemic wary India

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Throughout the COVID-19 led lockdown across the country, edtech companies saw their long-term company goals achieved within six months. Industry stakeholders see chances for more lasting and fully-grown services, as they begin dealing with various revenue teams and specialized learning demands. Recently, Byju’s ventured right into the online computer system code understanding and training space focused on youngsters by acquiring WhiteHat Jr for $300 million, making it among the biggest M&A in the Edtech industry in India.

 With coronavirus giving a major boost to online learning, our business trajectory, which was earlier projected to peak in 2025, is peaking already. COVID 19 has, in a way, preponed the peak. At Bada Business, we are growing 30% month on month, with surging demand for our products. Our annual revenue growth has been at 200%, and we are aiming at an annual operations plan of Rs 200 crore this fiscal, said Dr. Vivek Bindra, Founder, and CEO, Bada Business.

Within the after-school learning sector, specialists see possibilities in training courses going past scholastic discovering to establish life skills. Omidyar Network India has investments in the after-school learning area with Vedantu, Doubtnut as well as WhiteHat Jr. They witnessed significant development in its edtech profile firms during the pandemic, also as it needed to transform its profile monitoring designs. 

Due to the pandemic, we have also seen a lot of government-level discussions being accelerated in terms of providing internet connectivity and skilling teachers, said Bani Paintal Dhawan, Head of education, India, and South Asia, Google

She added that the NEP already developed the structure for the Indian curriculum to adhere to nations like Japan, Indonesia, and Singapore in focusing on project-based understanding versions. Further, skills like computational thinking, project-based hands-on learning, and coding are becoming a reality that will, in turn, create demand for innovative learning platforms, content, and teacher training solutions.

Global e-learning system Coursera saw India usage zoom in advance of its various other markets. Coursera used over 4,000 training courses free for college students to draw in over 700,000 customers in the past six months. In specialist skilling, practically 5 years’ worth of range was attained in the past couple of months.

A three-month nationwide lockdown in the nation provided a significant boost to edtech startups as most schools were required to take on online learning tools to make sure they had a continuous mentor. Edtech startups and other companies saw accelerated fostering in the last few months as pupils and instructors continued to stay at home.

Follow a sleep routine says Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett

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Follow a sleep routine

If you want to become perfect in something, the best way to do that is to follow experts in that niche. Businesses and entrepreneurship are no less. To be successful, you need to observe closely the methods and tactics that have made successful businessmen famous, and following the footsteps of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett would be a smart choice.

Founders and entrepreneurs are no newcomers to pulling all-nighters, particularly on the eve of a major presentation or an investor gathering. Good night’s sleep is something experts, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett recommend for better performance & success. Lack of sleep impairs the most crucial skill of the entrepreneur, which is decision making. It can even interrupt your memory and concentration, and it is not what you would like to experience an adverse effect on your sleep routine.

Many of us think that pulling all night over, working for 18 hours a day are signs of being workaholic, and people who want to be successful should work for maximum hours of the day. However, the reality is somewhat different. Working for long hours and being sleep deprived can affect your mental peace, performance, and efficiency. The overall impact of this sleep loss appears to be contributing to a less productive workforce.

As per American Academy of Sleep Medicine, healthy adults should have at least seven hours of sleep at night, with a maximum length of between seven and eight hours. Quoting from Professor Vicki Culpin’s The Wake-Up Call: The Importance of Sleep in Organizational Life:

It is common for managers and colleagues to look at a lack of focus or motivation, irritability, and bad decision making as being caused by poor training, organizational politics, or the work environment. The answer could be much simpler – a lack of sleep.

Millennials who are aspiring entrepreneurs follow exceptional business minds like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett. Therefore, they should also know that all three of them take an adequate amount of sleep required by the human body and brain to function optimally.

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett are famous leaders and billionaires. Other than sleeping habits, despite being very busy, they set aside at least an hour a day (or five hours a week) over their professional lifetime for tasks that may be categorized as meaningful preparation or learning.

Bill Gates reads for one hour before going to bed and on an average reads 50 books a year while Warren Buffett likes to invest five to six hours a day reading five newspapers and 500 pages of corporate reports. According to Jeff Bezos, known as a sleep advocate, having an adequate amount of rest makes him remain calm during the day, improves his productivity, and boosts his decision-making skills.

I used to work all night in the office, but it’s been quite a while since I lived on catnap. I like to get seven hours of sleep a night because that’s what I need to stay sharp and creative and upbeat. – said Bill Gates

It is evident that a sound sleep pattern, including a bedtime routine that fits an individual, is the safest path to a smooth, consistent, and profitable work cycle and maintains constant energy throughout your work sessions.

As per Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffet, sound sleep, night after night, saves you from committing significant mistakes. Yet it also provides strength to your imagination.

Google’s new edtech tools claim to improve classroom engagement

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Google announced 50 new features under its “Anywhere School” program, aimed at simplifying administration and management of online teaching programs all around the world. Google has been continuously working on upgrading its platforms, and Google’s new edtech tools are already showing great results.

Updates include many new features in Google Meet, the company’s flagship video conferencing service. The update enables up to 49 participants which currently has 16 tiles to a larger tile window, bringing it at par with Zoom. Meet is also set to have an integrated digital whiteboard experience through Jamboard.

While tech is only part of the solution and there’s still a lot of work left to do, it’s clear that technology will have a unique part in shaping the future of education. – Avni Shah, Vice President of Education at Google

Starting October, users will be able to experience Breakout rooms in Google Meet, useful for moderating small groups for discussions. The feature also includes Attendance tracker and Bulk Approve/ Reject request for joining a meeting. Features like these are undoubtedly useful for edtech platforms, thereby increasing the chances of its adoption. Moderators can also choose always to join first, end meetings, and disable in-meeting chats to keep away nefarious pupils involved. A new hand-raising feature would also be available to all customers post-September, along with a Q&A and polling feature introduced for G-Suite Enterprise for Education customers.

Google Classroom is also planning to roll out a To-do Widget that helps students see what’s coming up. G-Suite, on the other hand, is working on launching a Plagiarism detector that not only works against webpages but also between students’ submission at school. Updates also include syncing classroom grades with a seamless push to Student Information Systems (SIS) portal.

Adding to Google’s new edtech tools, the new Assignments product works as a faster way to distribute, analyze and grade students’ work, effectively eliminating the redundancy involved. Google also announced plans to launch a Citation tool that enables formatting and managing sources directly in Google Docs.

Both Classroom, and Assignments can access originality reports to review classwork for potential plagiarism. In addition, G Suite Enterprise for Education customers will be able to use originality reports to also check for potential plagiarism among students in their school. – stated by Google

Google acquired the mobile learning app Socratic last year, capitalizing on using its technology and integrating it with its lens. Unequivocally new to the edtech platform, the feature promises to enable a step by step solution of a difficult math problem by simply clicking a picture of it on the lens and highlighting the equation. In May, Google launched the augmented reality feature within Search that helped to view 3D anatomy models and cellular structures. The Socratic update appears as the most futuristic and useful one for Google’s new edtech tools.

As we advance from classroom to virtual learning, the education industry progresses into a much more technology-driven industry. With present needs, launching useful products, solving customer problems, and inculcating growth in our learning is a must. Google’s contribution to the field is commendable. The Anywhere School program makes learning approachable and attractive to people across the globe.

Rohit Shetty to split earnings with on-set workers

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Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty has decided to share his earnings of show Khatron Ke Khiladi with the team and daily wage workers on the set. Shetty will be directly transferring the amount in the accounts of junior artists, background dancers, stuntmen, lightmen, and various other technicians. He is using a portion of remuneration from the special edition of the show.

Designating him as the ‘Santa Claus’ of industry, producer Ashoke Pandit, Chief Advisor to Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees, took it to his twitter to appreciate the filmmaker’s initiative.

On behalf of Federation of Western India Cine Employees and IFTDA we are really thankful to filmmaker Rohit Shetty. As usual he has always stood by us, he has always stood by technicians, workers. During the pandemic he has distributed money for the daily wage workers, – Pandit can be heard saying in the video.

According to reports, Shetty has also donated Rs. 5 Lakhs to FWICE to support daily wage workers in April. The filmmaker also stepped in to help on-duty police officers by facilitating 11 hotels in the city for rest and provided 100 days’ meals during the pandemic.

Without announcing publicly or taking it to his social handles, Rohit Shetty took the initiative to help daily wage workers who are the worst hit by the pandemic. Earlier in March, he urged people not to abandon pets as the virus did not spread through them.

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