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Chennai; October 20, 2021 : Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea Ltd. (VIL), has partnered with Google Cloud India to offer collaboration solutions for SMEs and start-ups. Aiding the right balance between business objectives and employee flexibility, Google Workspace will equip Vi Business Plus customers with a set of productivity applications like Google Meet, Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Slides, Docs, and Calendar at no extra cost.  The partnership is aimed at facilitating flexibility and connectivity to small businesses and their workforce, in an efficient and secure manner. Starting at a monthly rental of Rs 399, Vi Business Plus customers can mix and match plans to access various features such as real-time collaboration and communication, editing, preventing data loss, data security, seamless sharing of files, digitally sign and encrypt Gmail messages among others.  Commenting on the partnership and offering, Abhijit Kishore, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, V...

Leading barbecue restaurant chain, Absolute Barbecues (AB’s), reopened its Navallur branch on the 5 th floor, Vivara Mall, Navallur, OMR, Tamil Nadu-600130. With this, AB’s all Tamil Nadu outlets become operational after the pandemic. Absolute Barbecues not only talks about customer-centricity but always works towards it. The pandemic forced the brand to shut down the restaurant for some time but they haven’t stopped working. AB’s took this break as an opportunity to make something better for the customers. The restaurant resumed its operation with a brand new look and added more value for its customers. The 2.0 avatar of AB’s Navalur comes up with a brand new look & feel, kids playing area, live music, and also added foods to satisfy the local taste buds. The restaurant serving different types of biryani and local popular food along with their very best arrays of bar-b-ques.   With the new inclusions, the restaurant becomes the most unique barbeque of this region.   Th...

Leading telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) and Smart World & Communication business of leading Engineering & Construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro have partnered, for a pilot project to test 5G-based Smart City solutions, as part of its on going 5G trials on Govt. allocated 5G spectrum.  The companies will collaborate to test and validate 5G use cases built on IoT, Video AI technologies leveraging L&T’s Smart City platform – Fusion, addressing the challenges of urbanisation, safety & security and offering smart solutions to the citizens, in a pilot to be conducted in Pune.  Commenting on the 5G trials and partnership, Abhijit Kishore, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, said, “Telecommunications solutions are the backbone of building smart and sustainable cities. The advent of 5G technology opens whole new opportunities to address challenges of urban growth and provide end-to-end solutions to support sustainable crea...

HFCL Limited, India’s leading technology enterprise engaged in manufacturing high end transmission and access equipment, optical fibre and optical fibre cables and creating communication networks for telecom service providers, Railways, Defence and Smart City & Surveillance Projects, has announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2021 of FY22. On a standalone basis, for the second quarter ended 30th September, 2021, the Company reported a Revenue of ₹ 1004.92 crore, EBIDTA of ₹ 138.97 crore, PBT of ₹ 93.83 crore and PAT of ₹ 70.18 crore. For the half year ended 30th September, 2021, the Company reported consolidated revenue of ₹ 2328.92 crore, EBIDTA of ₹ 364.74 crore, PBT of ₹ 239.29 crore and PAT of ₹ 176.63 crore. For the half year ended 30th September, 2021, the Company reported standalone revenue of ₹ 2113.12 crore, EBIDTA of ₹ 304.02 crore, PBT of ₹ 203.88 crore and PAT of ₹ 150.72 crore. Commenting on the Company’s performance...

Clensta, a leading innovative technology startup of IIT Delhi, announced to launch of a range of innovative technology-based “Home Hygiene Category with Smart Concentrates” for 360-degree safety under the brand Clensta. IIT Delhi partnered Clensta extend to provide a base for technologically mastered consumer products to replace substantially priced single-use plastic packaged liquid/spray formulation of consumer products in markets across the globe. The product launch was attended by Dr. Anil Wali, MD, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi, Prof. Anurag S. Rathore, Dean, Corporate Relations, and the products were unveiled by Guest of Honour Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi. The brand has been a trailblazer for its product formulation and the packaging makes sure that the product is cost-effective and minimizes single-use plastic. The Patent protected product range includes Pigeon Repellent, Hand Wash, Floor Cleaner, Toilet Cleaner, Dish Clea...

Twin Health, makers of the Whole Body Digital Twin™  precision health technology,   announced USD 140 million (INR 1000 Cr) in Series C funding as it scales its presence in India and the U.S. Founded in 2018, Twin Health invented the Whole Body Digital Twin™ to help reverse and prevent chronic metabolic diseases, while improving energy and physical health. Powered by artificial intelligence, the Whole Body Digital Twin™ is a dynamic representation of each individual’s unique metabolism, built from thousands of data points collected daily via non-invasive wearable sensors and self-reported preferences. The Whole Body Digital Twin™ provides guidance for nutrition, sleep, activity and meditative breathing to patients and their doctors to safely reverse and prevent a variety of chronic metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and liver disease. “We are each gifted a body. If given a chance, it can heal itself. Our Whole Body Digital Twin lives alon...

Knight Frank India, leading international property consultancy, today launched its quarterly report - India Real Estate Update - Q3 2021; which cited that Chennai registered 115% rise in office space transactions to 0.15 mnsqm (1.6 mnsqft) and 258% rise in new completions to 0.02mn sqm(0.2 mnsqft) in Q3 2021. The cumulative office transactions for the first nine months of 2021 were reported to be at 0.09 mnsqm (2.8 mnsqft).   Chennai’s residential sales and new launches witnessed growth of 17% and 49% YoY, respectively in Q3 2021. The city recorded sales of 3,610 residential units and launches of 3,795 residential units were launched during this period. Weighted average prices in Chennaimarket remained stable during the quarter.   “As vaccination gathers pace and companies gradually decide to bring back their workforce to offices, the demand for commercial assets should gather traction going forward”said Shishir Baijal, Chairman and Managing Director, Knight Frank India ...

Apollo Hospitals announced the national launch of an AI (artificial intelligence) tool to predict risk of cardiovascular disease. The Apollo AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk tool will help healthcare providers to predict the risk of cardiac disease in their patients and initiate intervention early enough to make a real difference. The cardiac risk scoring tool is remarkable for the speed in processing data and its accuracy at predicting the probability of a patient developing coronary disease. Using the tool, physicians will be enabled to deliver proactive, pre-emptive and preventive care for at-risk individuals, improving lives while mitigating future pressure on healthcare systems.     On the occasion, Apollo Hospitals also announced that it has found pride of place in the Best Specialized Hospitals 2022 ranking released by Newsweek, the premier international news magazine and website. The ranking in partnership with global research firm Statista ranks the world's be...