ESPN India Commends the Performance of LiveU's LU600 HEVC at the FIFA World Cup™ in Russia

LiveU has always earned its reputation by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions and flawless performance in even the most testing of circumstances.

At this year's FIFA World Cup Championship, LiveU managed to break all its previous records. LiveU released its live broadcasting figures for the FIFA World Cup™ in Russia with 485 units onsite used by customers from over 40 countries. The numbers have doubled, and even tripled, since the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ – including over 15,000 hours of live broadcasting, over 30,000 live sessions and 36TB of live transmission – with LiveU's LU600 4K HEVC solution enabling customers to broadcast more hours with less data.

With numerous interviews of players, fans and spectators and exciting behind-the-scene captures, LiveU has successfully grasped the essence and atmosphere of this truly global event with daily live feeds.

One of the biggest sports broadcasters – ESPN India – was present in Moscow to catch all the live action of FIFA WC 2018 with the LU600 HEVC.

Live feeds captured on the ground needed to be sent back to India to be broadcast live on Sony Pictures Networks India. Flexibility, mobility and signal reliability were the three main requirements and LiveU was able to pass with flying colours. 

"We used LiveU units throughout the tournament to capture live feeds that were sent back to India to be broadcast live on Sony Pictures Networks India. Our experience was really good – even at crowded locations where there were issues of network congestion. Sending live feeds back to India was seamless with no technological glitches," said Suketu Mehta, a Multimedia Producer with ESPN, India.

The other two features of the LU600 HEVC that were highlighted were its form-factor and cost effectiveness.

"There was a time when the live TV experience involved the use of heavy and bulky equipment and a huge crew. Now it has been replaced by this small, portable, easy-to-carry solution that fits in a backpack. The compact chassis is what makes it one of the most portable solutions. You can literally carry it anywhere," Mehta said. "Thank you LiveU for your rock-solid support!"

LiveU was able to provide customers with bandwidth guarantees for superior connectivity in the 11 host cities. The offering provided a special add-on priority SIMs package for streaming high-quality live video, enabling customers to reach 20Mbps uplink and deliver HD live feeds even from the most crowded locations. LiveU had a dedicated technical team on site, managing the logistics and providing 24/7 support, with two designated distribution centers in Moscow and St Petersburg.

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500 Years of Timeless Fashion

Ever imagined a fabric so fine that wrapping it around you feels warm and luxurious all at the same time?

Appropriately called the "soft gold of Asia", Pashmina is the art of Handcrafting distincitve pieces of luxury with fine Himalayan Cashmere. It has withstood the test of time & have been around for more than five centuries. From being draped by the European nobility to now being the ultimate fashion accessory, this ancient art has gone through a whirlwind of a ride in the last few decades.

There's a flood of fast fashion today and most brands have jumped on to this bandwagon. Even when it comes to Cashmere, most brands are selling "affordable products" in the name of machine-made and blended varieties. Since Cashmere is regal and a symbol of opulence, consumers (because of the lack of awareness) go in for such tall claims and later pay a heavy price for their choices.

This is where we have stepped in to revive the lost glory of Pashmina. This royal art has its roots in the picturesque valleys of Kashmir and for us, maintaining its pristine beauty is paramount. At Pashmina.com, we believe in the adage 'less is more' and propagate sustainable luxury through all our offerings. Each of our products is painstakingly hand-crafted: hand-woven & hand-embroidered by the gifted artisans of the land of Kashmir.

For a piece so timeless and which is a repertoire of rich history, we strongly work towards quality & craft authenticity, each of our pieces – shawls, hijabs, stoles & scarves, wraps, blankets – go through stringent testing by the Crafts Development Institute, which is under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

Though the art of Pashmina has a rich history, it is the artisans who are the real stars. They painstakingly create masterpieces that reflect the highest level of craftsmanship. To cater to varied tastes of our consumers, we offer two distincitve lines, one of the timeless pieces with Bold, Weaves & Hand Embroidery to the contemporary line of pashminas with Ombre, Swarovski Crystals, Prints & Chantilly Laces.

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An appeal to my country by Trish Bose

I am a citizen of India, I was born here, raised here and I have received all my education in this country and specifically Mumbai. I have seen all the facets of this city may it be good or bad. I have suffered through the terrorist attacks, the bandhs and live through the hustle and bustle of this remarkable city daily.

I am sure you who have stayed in this city for a while have gone through the same in your own way. My observations have brought to me to a conclusion, the conclusion being that we are a city of world class malls and third class government facilities, of highly educated professionals and hardly educated politicians, we have a world class mentality and third class sense of social responsibility. The most amusing part about this whole situation is that we have excelled at giving blame to government and do nothing as citizens to rectify our situation.

But the fault may not be ours all together we ourselves don’t know how we can rectify this situation that we see ourselves in or maybe it is our fault and we have forgotten that our country is a democracy although it feels more like a demo-crazy at the moment. Our country has one of the most democratic systems wherein our constitution itself says that it a government of the people, by the people and it’s for the people of this country.  Us the people need to be reminded what we are capable of, what we can do, how we can do it. For the ones who want to study it by themselves we have to study only 3 books, i.e., the Constitution of India, the Indian penal code and the code of civil procedure. These three books govern our country for the most part, these books give you the power of equality because all Indians are equal there is no religion, caste, creed, social standing or gender that is superior to another we are all equal as per our rights as citizens of this Country. There is no difference between you and the Government because we are the Government. Thus the situation that we see ourselves in, in a religious ideology based conundrum that bothers us today is of our own doing, the corruption, lies and deceit we face is because we allow such corruption, lies and deceit to prevail. We must take the power back into our own hands and make this country the country that we deserve and want. Pool our intelligence and resources to make a difference to guide the next generation to a better tomorrow. Us as Indians have made a mark worldwide we are regarded as one of the most hardworking and successful immigrants in foreign countries which ever country that we may go to. Why can’t we be a successful nation?  It is because we fear that our efforts may not be recognised, that we may face adversity, that we may face violence from the people in power.

The People are in power because we have put them in power, they can bully maybe a 100 people, but we are not just 100 we are a billion. We must become more responsible for ourselves, we must ensure we are not handed substandard leadership, disgusting government facilities and a bang for our tax payer’s buck. For this we must educate ourselves in electoral politics and we must ensure that the best of our community strive to become our leaders, we must eradicate the taboo behind politics and perform our duty as citizens to lead one another, to help one another and ensure that we grow together.

It is us who is responsible for the growth and development of our own societies and communities. Spreading our influence in a 5 kilo-meter radius from where we live can contribute towards the development of our own areas. We must ensure that our Public service sector like the BMC should be properly manned with qualified professionals, who give us quality service. A proper corporate structure is required in the Public sector of our Governance that can be ensured by having our qualified and educated youth to choose Public sector job. Local governance of localities must be emphasised upon. The Local population of a locality must be responsible for the governance of their own locality, the local populace must strive to occupy the government positions responsible for the development of their own area. There must be an assured 5 year plan which is to be followed step by step for ensuring development specific to each locality. Local problems must be identified and solved as per the priority of the problems, meaning that local polls and research must be conducted to identify problems and the issued must be solved as per the urgency and requirement.

This is a mere example of the ideas we can employ to ensure that we develop our own city, state and country. We must study the ways of developed nations and institute a local system based on proper scientific process and competence. This may seem idealistic but this must be a goal so that we involve ourselves in our own development. We must strive to think globally and act locally. We must make a global culture based on mutual respect and admiration rather than lies and deceit. 

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Trujet – Connecting 'True' India

Trujet, India's first schedule commuter airline has made a notable place in the aviation space by pioneering the UDAN project, thereby making Honourable Prime Minister's vision a reality. Trujet now connects fourteen major destinations in south India including Cuddapah, Nanded, Bellary, Mysore and Salem in the regional connectivity scheme.

Trujet has carried 1.2 million passengers in the three years since it started flying. Trujet has been further awarded with 20 new routes in the Western & Eastern states and will connect Kandla, Porbandar, Keshod, Jaisalmer, Jalgaon & Nasik from Ahmedabad & Burnpur, Cooch Behar, Tezu, and Rupsi from Guwahati.

"We have 14 destinations at present. We are adding close to 20 more destinations in coming months. At present we are operating five ATRs. We are looking to add five to seven more ATRs in the coming months," said Mr. Vishok Mansingh, CEO, Truejet airline. He further revealed that, to meet this new destination's demand the company is planning to acquire 5 - 7 ATR Jets this financial year with financial support of internal accruals. He further added, "TruJet is currently operating at close to 85 per cent occupancy levels. This ushers the second phase of our UDAN effort, where Trujet connects Bharat with India and promotes the air connectivity of unserved/underserved cities to the metros. Trujet is planning organic and inorganic expansion to support its future demand."

Trujet is the first airline to successfully fly all routes as part of its first bid under UDAN and the Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a Citation to Trujet for the same.

Trujet has been awarded the 'Most Promising Airline' for the year 2018 from India Travel Awards -South 2018.

On the occasion of its third anniversary, Trujet would like to thank all stake holders including MoCA, DGCA, BCAS,AAI, Airport operator, fuel companies, Lessors and Vendors for their continuous support in achieving this milestone.

As a responsible corporate citizen, Trujet is also taking concrete steps to be a responsible member of the community by taking 300 under privileged children on the first flight of their life so that they may aspire to build a better life for themselves. This is part of a year-long programme where Trujet will work with NGO's who are championing this cause

"On the occasion of its 3rd anniversary, Trujet is offering fares starting at Rs. 603 all-inclusive to make air travel affordable for common man," said Mr. Vishok Mansingh, CEO of the Airline

Replying to a query, the airline CFO, K G Vishwanath said that presently they are nearly achieving the operational break-even and will become profitable by next 2-3 years. He further added, "For the last three years, some of the earlier routes which we have started are breaking even at operational level. For an overall perspective, we are a more stabilised carrier and we are close to operational break-even at this point of time."

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GTPL Hathway Announces Appointment of Mr. Viren Thakkar as New CFO

GTPL Hathway Limited (GTPL), India's leading Digital Cable TV and Broadband Service provider, today announced appointment of Mr. Viren Thakkar as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective from Monday, July 2, 2018. He has replaced Jayanta Kumar Pani, who is leaving GTPL at the end of this month to explore other career opportunities.

Viren has 27 years of experience in corporate finance, cost control, budgeting, internal control & audit and corporate planning. Previously, Viren was the Chief Financial Officer for India, Middle East and Africa Region at Roquette Riddhi Siddhi Private Limited; a part of Roquette Freres Group of France, having operation in 42 countries with an annual turnover of 3.20 Billion Euro. Prior to that, between 2007 and 2012, Viren was General Manager - Finance at Torrent Power Limited, a part of Ahmedabad-based Torrent Group. Viren is a chartered accountant and a cost accountant. 

Commenting on the appointment, Anirudhasinhji Jadeja, Managing Director, GTPL Hathway, said, "I warmly welcome Viren to GTPL family. Viren brings wealth of experience in managing finance & accounts function at reputed companies. As GTPL continues to increase market share in digital cable TV and invest in technologically superior high-speed, low cost broadband services, the company will benefit immensely from Viren's deep knowledge and global experience across finance & accounts domain." Mr. Jadeja added, "On behalf of GTPL board, I would like to thank Jayanta for his substantial contribution to GTPL. In past one decade, Jayanta has built a solid foundation for GTPL and played a key role in taking the company public. I wish him great success in his future endeavours."

Commenting on the new role, Viren Thakkar, said, "I am excited to join GTPL Hathway, one of the few profitable companies in digital cable and broadband space. I look forward to focus on future investment in technology, prudent capital allocation, margin expansion and value creation for all the stakeholders."

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Prorganiq Expands its Line of Best-selling Weight-loss and Health Supplements With More Herbal Products

Building on its initial success with Targeted Fat-burners, Prorganiq now offers several Fully-natural and Organic Health Supplements and Energy Boosters for Everyday Wellness

With obesity and its health-related risks on a steady rise across the globe, there has been a demand for new dietary supplements and weight loss measures to aid people in acquiring a fit profile.

     Prorganiq, a company that aces in developing natural and safe dietary supplements, is now offering a combination of their highest-rated and best-selling fat-burners along with several 100% naturally-derived potent health supplements in the Indian market. The company which brings about organic and effective weight loss measures is now making waves in India across all major cities and populace.

The three core weight-loss supplements are: 30-Day Mega Fat Burner, Green Coffee Bean Extract with CGA and Garcinia Cambogia (with 60% HCA).

The 30-Day Mega Fat Burner has been the principle dietary supplement that integrates an innovative 4-point formula involving key ingredients, combining the attributes of many weight loss capsules into a single pill. Its efficacy has been proven in reducing one's overall weight in 30 days' time by aiming the stubborn fat regions such as the belly and thighs. It also subdues hunger levels and provides for a satiated feel leading to reduced appetite. To sum it up, the 30-Day Mega Fat Burner is a supreme supplement bringing about multifold benefits to its users - powerful fat burner, appetite inhibitor, energy bolster and mood enhancer.

Green Coffee Bean Extract is the second dietary supplement that involves two principle ingredients: Chlorogenic acid and Caffeine. These ingredients work together in improving one's metabolism leading to excess burning of calories along with activating the body's fat burning hormone. This causes effectual fat reduction along with preventing further fat accumulation. The Caffeine ingredient raises antioxidant levels flushing chemical toxins from the body.

Garcinia Cambogia is another dietary supplement derived from the fruit, Malabar Tamarind, which is known to contain HCA or Hydroxycitric Acid, which is known to be instrumental in weight loss. The supplement has been tested and verified to be an active metabolism bolster and an intense fat burner working especially around stubborn fat areas. It vastly improves one's physical profile and offers for a slim look. It's also known to reduce inflammation and vastly control the blood sugar levels.

Apart from the core Fat Burners, Prorganiq has also availed customers to choose from a wide range of regular daily supplements containing Pure and Organic herbal ingredients ranging from Neem, Brahmi, Fenugreek, Ashwagandha, Noni, Tulsi, and Ginger, all having their own individual health benefits.

"The supplements we churned out are based on the principle of using the body's natural mechanism to target weight reduction from all possible angles bringing about weight loss in a viable and healthy manner," the Managing Director of Prorganiq was quoted as saying. 

All the supplements can be availed through the online platform, and come with a 60-day No-Question asked, money-back guarantee. If one isn't satisfied with the results after using the product, they can avail a complete refund. Effective for both males and females above the age of 18, the supplements can be involved in your weight loss regime along with a balanced diet and exercises.

"At Prorganiq, we don't take any chances. All ingredients are duly researched and processed carefully to be at their potent state. The nature of our supplements makes it safe for everyday use that can be taken along with one's daily meal. The capsules use a vegetarian base which renders these veggie capsules 100% suitable to the needs of vegans and vegetarians," added Mr. Surya Kumar, the MD.

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Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon was Graced by the Presence of Mr Avnish Sabharwal, Md, Accenture Ventures & Open Innovation at the Commencement of Its 7th PGPM Batch.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, a premier management institute, recently commenced the academic year for the class of 2018-19 of its Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) with 158 students in a ceremony held at its Manesar campus. The ceremony was addressed by the honourable Chief Guest Mr Avnish Sabharwal, MD, Accenture Ventures & Open Innovation and India Mentor of change, Atal Innovation Mission.

The ceremony began with the lighting of auspicious lamp by the honourable Chief Guest in the presence of Mr. Mohan Lakhamraju, Vice Chairman, Great lakes Institute of Management and Founder, Great Learning, Dr. Debashis Sanyal, Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, Dr. Umashankar Venkatesh, Director, PGPM and Professor (Marketing), Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon along with board of directors, staff and students from the new batch. 

Addressing the new batch, Mr Avnish Sabharwal spoke about innovation and world of digital disruption. He also spoke that “it is the combinatorial impact of technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented learning, data analytics, block chain etc. that is causing disruption in the business processes. We are witnessing that the traditional value chain companies are being replaced by platform companies such as Google, Uber, facebook, Air bnb and so on. So, all organizations need to adopt technology and be a part of digital revolution to stay in the business. The same goes for students as they will be future leaders and entrepreneurs and they need to be nimble enough to understand these disruptive technologies and all the changes and shift caused by them in the businesses. Hence, they need to learn to learn and understand that learning should never stop,opined, Mr Sabharwal. 

Dr Bala V. Balachandran, Chairman of the Board, Founder and Dean of Great Lakes Institute of Management, wished the incoming ‘NINJAS’ and expressed, "You are entering into a Progressive and Premium Business School that not only is making a DIFFERENCE  in the Higher Management landscape but now Delivering that DIFFERENCE  in a way , where the Art of Leadership blends with the Science of Management. It is up to you to make the most of our Gurukulam style of Living and Learning. At Great Lakes, the art of living blends with the science of learning making for a truly holistic experience. Welcome at Great Lakes.”

Congratulating the new batch and sharing experience of his own educational journey, Mr Mohan Lakhamraju, expressed that “the high quality education can transform your life and open up world of opportunities and possibilities for you. It not only provides you with skills, network but also with the confidence to believe in yourself.” He inspired students to be more aspirational in life and aim higher. “Great Lakes will provide you with the exposure to acclaimed faculty, renowned industry leaders and world-class educational experience, so I advise you all to make the best of the opportunity and pursue your goals sincerely, said,Mr Lakhamraju.

Welcoming the new batch, Dr Debashis Sanyal, said, “Great Lakes has a tradition of naming its new batch after an acclaimed warrior clan because the spirit of the warriors and the zeal with which they fight bravely in every situation is what we want to inculcate in our students. This year the PGPM batch will be called as ‘Ninjas’. The term refers to the technique that helps users to enhance the capability to achieve feats which are otherwise unattainable.” Further he expressed confident that Ninjas will reach new heights through the learning that they will gain here at Great Lakes, Gurgaon. Speaking about curriculum, Dr Sanyal shared that “Great Lakes, Gurgaon is a new age business school for new age businesses. Infact is a pioneer in including business analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning as a part of the curriculum. This year we will focus more on soft skills such as oral and written communication.”

The event concluded with Dr Umashankar Venkatesh, delivering the vote of thanks.

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