CHENNAI PLUS

Despite increasing awareness of mental health, young Indians still face emotional challenges, according to a new survey by Mpower, a social enterprise and mental health service provider under the Aditya Birla Education Trust. The survey titled  "Unpack Your Emotional Baggage: A Call to Action for Young Indians to Seek Help During Emotional Distress"  gathered responses from  young adults aged 18 to 25  from ten key regions in India – Mumbai, Pune, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Jaipur. The study explores emotional stressors, coping strategies, and social reactions to distress among young adults. It lays bare a widespread disconnect between mental health awareness and their willingness or ability to seek assistance.   Although public discussions about mental well-being have grown, findings from the Mpower survey reveal that 49.5% of Indian youth still hide difficult emotions and attempt to deal with them entirely on t...

Complan, the nutrition drink brand from Zydus Wellness, has unveiled its latest campaign, ‘India ka Complan Boy’, featuring its brand ambassador and India’s young cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. With this campaign, Complan seeks to strengthen its contemporary relevance while building on an iconic brand legacy through the extraordinary story of a prodigy whose dreams, discipline and determination have taken him to the national stage. By bringing together a familiar equity and a new-generation achiever, the campaign aims to deepen the brand’s connection with a new generation of families. For decades, the ‘Complan Boy’ has been synonymous with children who dream big and families who support those dreams. As children’s lives and aspirations evolve, Complan sees an opportunity to make this equity relevant in a new cultural context and reinforce Complan’s role as a trusted nutrition partner for children. The new campaign shifts the conversation from an iconic advertising character ...

Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, announced the launch of  Sparsh Week 2026 , its flagship customer obsession initiative that brings together customers, employees and leaders across the country to strengthen relationships, deepen customer understanding and drive meaningful action. Scheduled from  7 to 11 September , this year's edition is anchored around the theme  "Act with Speed" , reinforcing the Bank's commitment to listening to customers and translating insights into faster action and better experiences. Now in its fourth year, Sparsh Week has evolved into one of the Bank's largest customer engagement and employee mobilisation platforms. Over the next five days, the Axis Bank network aims to hold more than 2.5 lakh customer conversations across diverse customer touch points, segments, geographies and life stages. A key highlight of this year's edition will be extensive leadership participation, with more than 90 leaders in...

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) launched AM/NS Pelican, a premium galvanised steel brand designed to meet growing demand from India's construction, infrastructure, manufacturing and engineering sectors. The launch strengthens the company's portfolio of value-added steel solutions and underscores its focus on developing specialised products tailored to specific customer requirements.   The launch comes amid rising demand for corrosion-resistant steel products driven by infrastructure development, industrial expansion and increasing preference for durable, low-maintenance materials across construction and manufacturing applications.   The Indian galvanised steel market is estimated at 7.65 MnT in CY25 and is expected to grow at 8% annually over 2030.   Galvanised steel has a protective coating that helps protect it from rust and corrosion. AM/NS Pelican has been developed to provide customers with reliable corrosion protection, consistent quality and lo...

Tetra Pak, a world-leading food processing and packaging solutions company, is showcasing its end-to-end ice cream processing capabilities at the Indian Ice Cream Congress & Exhibition (IICE) 2026, being held in Chennai from September 10–12 2026. Under the theme "Designed for Growth. Engineered for Efficiency," Tetra Pak will showcase solutions designed to address some of the most important priorities for new-age and established ice cream manufacturers today: maximising overrun control, improving production efficiency and increasing output while maintaining product quality and enabling better returns on investment. The booth is designed around the complete ice cream journey, from idea and product development to manufacturing excellence and business growth. Parmod Kandwal, Processing Director, Tetra Pak, said, “For an ice cream manufacturer, growth is ultimately about getting several things right together, developing products consumers want, achieving the right yields,...

New consumer research turns attention back to one of the country's most complete, accessible and affordable sources of protein: the dairy already sitting in most Indian kitchens. A glass of milk, a bowl of curd, a cube of paneer, each carries meaningful, easily absorbed protein, and few parts of the country lean on this everyday source as naturally as South India already does. The bigger opportunity lies in awareness. Even as more Indians actively look to build protein into their daily diet, a nationwide survey of urban, high-income households found that nearly three in four respondents were protein deficient, and that ninety-three percent could not correctly state how much protein an adult needs each day, despite the Indian Council of Medical Research recommending 0.66 to 0.83 grams per kilogram of body weight for a healthy adult. The gap, in other words, is rarely about what is on the table. It is about recognising the protein that is already there. South India already demons...