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Aditya Birla Group Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, today announced the launch of products and services under its new decorative paints brand, “Birla Opus”, aiming for Rs.10,000 Cr gross revenue within 3 years of full-scale operations. This marks the Aditya Birla Group’s entry into the rapidly expanding Rs. 80,000 Cr Indian decorative paints market, with an unprecedented level of upfront investment of Rs.10,000 Cr.Birla Opus   business is being set up by the group flagship company, Grasim Industries Ltd. Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group , said, “India today is teeming with dynamism, audacity, and a penchant for disruption. This India finds a reflection in our paints venture, Birla Opus. The Aditya Birla Group’s deep insight into the building materials ecosystem, honed over the years, offers us a unique vantage point. Birla Opus, therefore, is poised to transform the paint industry with a 40% addition to current capacity. No paint company globally has ever la

On 25 th February, 2024, Chennai, Rainbow Children's Hospital and BirthRight by Rainbow Hospitals, a renowned chain of hospitals specializing in pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology organized an open house of its 3rd hospital in Chennai, at Anna Nagar. The event was organized for doctors, well-wishers, patients, young parents, and families to take a tour of the stellar facility. With a legacy of 24 years, this new facility marks the group's 19th hospital, further solidifying its commitment to providing exceptional healthcare services to children and women.   The group currently operates two hospitals in Chennai, located in Guindy and Sholinganallur. The latest addition, in Anna Nagar, is a modern 80-bed children’s and maternity hospital, which will serve as a significant spoke hospital, playing a crucial role in Rainbow's network in Chennai. This hospital will provide comprehensive pediatric and obstetrics services, which includes 24X7 consultant led emergency care in

Bhima Jewellers, a renowned name in the world of exquisite jewellery, announced an exclusive 3-day special offer in Chennai for their gold, silver and diamond offerings from the 23rd to the 25th of February at Bhima Jewellers store located at T. Nagar, Chennai. This remarkable event showcased irresistible discounts, coupled with captivating in-store activities. The brand synonymous with unparalleled craftsmanship, offered their customers exciting discounts where they could avail up to 70% off on making charges for gold and silver as well as an instant cashback of INR 7,000 per carat and a complimentary gift card valued at up to INR 3 Lac on diamond purchases. Additionally, patrons could also avail INR 100 extra per gram on gold rate on old gold exchange. Customers could also win a Honda Activa every 3 hours through a lucky draw as part of this special offer.   Guests experienced an evening of elegance and glamour as Bhima presented an exciting event featuring an exclusive interaction

Magician Shornur Ravi was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Magica24 All India Magic Convention held in Chennai under the aegis of Magic Development Center (MDC). Famous magician Vignesh Prabhu presented the award to Shornur Ravi. This award was in recognition of Shornur Ravi's contributions to the world of magic. The award consisted of a specially designed sculpture, a shawl, a certificate and Rs. 20,001/- to recognize  his 37 years  of dedicated work and social service.

70 students belonging to national Green Corps ( NGC) from Annai Veilankanni's School, Saidapet visited Pallikaranai eco park the only Ramsar Site available in Chennai & was declared by Tamilnadu Govt. As part of eco field trip under Mission Life events instructed by Ministry of Environment Forest and climate change Govt of India, Dr.Krishnaveni Director of Institute for Ocean Management Anna University demonstrated the importance of Marshlands. Mr.Thangaraj, Chennai District NGC coordinator in his address explained the roles and responsibilities of individuals to protect the biodiversity in all respects with many examples. Arivukkan magazine coordinator Mr.Kingston & ENVIS team also joined in this awareness program.

  17 th  February 2024    TANKER Foundation runs 14 dialysis units, 11 in Chennai and one each in Madurai, Vellore and Tiruppur.  The Ambattur dialysis unit is supported by the Ambattur Rotary Club and Hospital, the CMCHIS and many valuable donors.    M/s. Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd have donated 1 dialysis machine and 3 defibrillators. The machine was inaugurated by   Mr. Clement Williams, Senior Vice President- FIG   and  Mr. Pawan Soni ,Chief Manager - CSR   . Mr Williams said that he had first hand experience with kidney disease and was very appreciative of the TANKER Team work. Mr Soni said that they were happy to be associated with TANKER and hoped to do more. T his generous donation will benefit all our underprivileged patients.   Mrs Latha Kumaraswami, Managing Trustee of TANKER Foundation said that every donation was precious and  conveyed TANKER's grateful thanks to   M/s. Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd     , the CMCHIS,  the  Greater Chennai Corp

- Photo shows an on going interactive session by ICWO POSH  Expert  ICWO organised a student’s orientation on POSH Act on 15 th February 2024. POSH expert trainer Ms.D.Mercy oriented the students at ICWO Head Office, Anna Nagar West, Chennai. During her orientation she told, At present we provide PoSH / ICC Technical Assistance to various companies & institution. She mentioned that POSH Act can also be started in Colleges and educational institutions keeping in mind women’s safety. College which participated are DG Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Nazareth College, Avadi, Chennai and       Thiruthangal Nadar College, Selaivayal, Chennai is an Arts and Science College.     ICWO cover your organization / institution with 360° PoSH services like:   1.       Formation of ICC - Internal Complaint Committee 2.       Training to Members of ICC 3.       Annual Compliances 4.       Conduct of Training and Workshops 5.       Create Awareness via Offline and Online Traini

ICWO organised a campaign to create Awareness on the topic “Child Marriage Free India” on 14 th February 2024 reached 4000 students and general public in 4 and half hours. Pamphlets were distributed to spread better Awareness on Child Marriage FREE India. The campaign was initiated and supported by KSCF – Kailash Satyarthi Children Foundation Students participated from various colleges, namely; DG Vishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Nazareth College, Avadi, University of Madras, Presidency College and SDNB College, Chrompet, Chennai. For any assistance in reporting child abuse kindly contact Child Assistant Helpline No 908716161 / Child Line 1098.

A.J.Hariharan, Founder-Secretary of   ICWO – Indian Community Welfare Organisation, had a meeting with Honorable  Thiru.Shelley Salehin , Deputy High commissioner of Bangladesh for South India along with Thiru. Rajkumar, Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee. Chennai and discussed about various aspects and challenges in Anti Human Trafficking. Indian Community Welfare Organisation - I.C.W.O, is a Non-Governmentalorganisation working for various developmental projects with specific focus on women and children for the past 30 years in Chennai. For any assistance in reporting child abuse kindly contact Child Assistant Helpline No 908716161 / Child Line 1098.

A.J.Hariharan, Founder-Secretary of   ICWO – Indian Community Welfare Organisation, had a meeting with Honorable  Thiru.K.Saravana Kumar Kumaravasagam ,Consulate General of Malaysia along with Thiru. Rajkumar, Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Chennai. During the meeting a brief discussion about various aspects and challenges in Anti Human Trafficking, Child protection, Migration and labour was made with good outcomes. Indian Community Welfare Organisation - I.C.W.O, is a Non-Governmental organisation working for various developmental projects with specific focus on women and children for the past 30 years in Chennai. For any assistance in reporting child abuse kindly contact Child Assistant Helpline No 908716161 / Child Line 1098.

Vedanta Resources Limited (VRL/Vedanta) announces that it completed repayments to its bondholders on February 7, 2024 in line with the consents it received earlier in the year in which maturities of $3.2 bn in bonds were successfully extended to 2029.   VRL is pleased to note that with the completion of this exercise, the debt maturities at VRL are more evenly spread which was our main objective for the exercise.  As you are aware, Vedanta Group announced a significant demerger and reorganization plan in September last year. This will recast the Vedanta Group across 17 major businesses. Each of the business has world-class management leadership, employ the latest cutting-edge technologies have import substitution and fulfilment of domestic demand as a core proposition. They also offer high quality and diversified investment opportunities to institutional and retail investors alike. We will update progress on the implementation on a time

First Private Hospital in India to Successfully Complete CAR T Cell Therapy.  In a ground-breaking development, Apollo Cancer Centres (ACCs) has emerged as the first private hospital group in India to have a successfully complete CAR-T cell program and to further augment it, the group will now provide access to Made in India CAR-T cell therapy, beginning with NexCAR19 (Actalycabtagene autoleucel), for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas and B-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in patients aged 15 years and above.   Marking a historic moment in the country's medical landscape , Dr. T Raja, Director of Medical Oncology at ACC, Chennai, spearheaded the development of this revolutionary clinical program, and has successfully treated six patients till date.   CAR-T cell therapies, often known as living drugs involve the extraction of a patients T-cells (a type of white blood cells whose function is to fight cancer cells) through a process known as Apheresis. These T-cells are then geneti