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Apollo Children's Hospital, Chennai ,  announced the launch of Tamil Nadu's first Centre of Excellence in Pediatric Orthopedics and Trauma Care. The new facility will serve as the state's premier destination for children requiring specialized orthopedic treatment, from routine sports injuries to complex congenital conditions.  The centre brings together experienced pediatric orthopedic surgeons, trauma specialists, and rehabilitation teams under one roof at the hospital's Chennai campus. This development marks the hospital's over 15 years of dedicated pediatric care, responding to increasing demand from families across South India seeking expert treatment for their children's bone and joint conditions. Chennai is witnessing a growing number of children requiring orthopedic care each year. Pediatricians in the city are seeing increasingly complex cases, ranging from playground injuries that demand urgent surgical attention to congenital conditions such as clubf...

Dassault Aviation and Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary, Reliance Aerostructure Limited (RAL) at the Paris Air Show announced a landmark strategic partnership to manufacture Falcon 2000 business executive jets in India for the global markets. The partnership represents a significant step in advancing India’s aerospace manufacturing capabilities. Dassault Aviation will manufacture Falcon 2000 jets outside of France for the first time in its storied history. This pioneering initiative will see India emerge as a strategic center for high-end business jet manufacturing. DRAL will also become the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Falcon series, including Falcon 6X and Falcon 8X assembly programs for Dassault Aviation, the first such CoE outside France. The state-of-the-art, final assemblyline for Falcon 2000 jets will be established in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO, Dassault Aviation said ‘'This new agreement, which will make DRAL the first centre of excellence for ...

  A mazon India announced Auric, ISAK Fragrances and Fix My Curls as the winners of the Amazon’s Propel Global Business Accelerator Season 4.This program has been designed to provide dedicated support to emerging Indian brands in the direct to consumer (D2C) space to reach customers around the world using e commerce exports.  Auric founded by Deepak Agarwal , ISAK Fragrances founded by Vidushi Vijayvergiya , and Fix My Curls by Anshita Mehrotra , collectively awarded a $100K equity free grant from Amazon to support their international growth ambitions. Building on the program's success, Amazon India also announced the launch of Propel S5. The applications for the program are currently open and will close on 15 th July, 2025.   Propel S5 will support up to 100 high-potential D2C brands.   As part of Propel Global Business Accelerator S5, Amazon has put together a dedicated mentorship board comprising Amazon leaders, VC partners and seasoned industry experts. This...

Swiggy Limited, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform, has shared that Saurav Goyal will now take on the role of SVP and Head-Driver & Delivery Org for Swiggy. Saurav has been leading the Business Finance function since June 2020 and has been instrumental in achieving Swiggy’s goals over the years, by driving outcomes in partnership with the business leaders. In line with Swiggy’s focus in developing internal talent and building a future-ready organization, Saurav will now head the Driver and Delivery Org and spearhead initiatives aimed at empowering delivery partners who are one of the key pillars of Swiggy’s ecosystem. Taking to LinkedIn to reflect on his new role, he expressed enthusiasm about the new role and underscored “how delivery partners are the backbone of Swiggy’s reliability and reach.” Speaking on the appointment, Girish Menon, CHRO, Swiggy, said, “At Swiggy, we are committed to building a resilient and truly future-ready organization. This recent tran...

Interio, one of India's leading furniture brands under the Godrej Enterprises Group, has launched its latest innovation in workspace furniture - the Pep-Up Café Table Range. This new category of furniture combines functionality, style and ergonomic comfort to transform informal collaboration zones in modern offices. Designed to meet the evolving needs of India’s diverse workplaces, Pep-Up offers a vibrant mix of forms, colors and finishes ideal for breakout zones, office cafés, lounge areas and meeting corners.   Commenting on this innovative concept, Sameer Joshi, Sr. Vice President and Head of B2B Business, Interio said , “ Interio, we create products that take a human-centered approach and offer flexible space solutions for workspaces. Pep-Up is more than a table—it's a social enabler. It brings employees together, encourages creative interactions, and creates vibrant corners where ideas thrive. With these new offerings, we aim to blur the lines between work and leisure zo...

67% citizens in South Indiareport feeling uneasy or irritated while using illegal and unregulated mosquito repellent incense sticks, according to a survey by Good Knight, India’s leading household insecticide brand from Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (GCPL). Titled “One Mosquito, Countless Threats,” the nationwide survey, conducted by market research firm YouGov and commissioned by Good Knight, explores public attitudes toward mosquito repellents and highlights the risks associated with mosquito-borne diseases.In the southern region, which includes states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kochi,a growing number of consumers are voicing concerns over illegal mosquito repellent incense sticks.   Nationally, 69% of respondents reported feeling uneasy about using illegal mosquito repellent incense sticks, with East India showing the highest concern (73%), followed by North (69%), South (67%) and then West (67%). Gender-wise, 70% of male and 67% of fema...