Avon Cycles inaugurates two new showrooms in Ludhiana

Avon Cycles has opened two more showrooms in Ludhiana for Avon, Cyclux range of bicycles and e-bikes/e-rickshaws. These showrooms were inaugurated by Avon Cycles CMD Onkar Singh Pawha in the presence of Jt MD Rishi Pawha, executive director Mandeep Pawha  and president GD Kapoor.

Flipkart, Axis Bank launch co-branded credit card

Flipkart and Axis Bank have partnered to launch an exclusive co-branded credit card, powered by Mastercard. It offers customers best-in-class benefits and unlimited cashback on all spends, online and offline.

Dr Harinder Singh Bedi joins Ivy Hospital as director

Noted cardio vascular surgeon Dr Harinder Singh Bedi has joined Ivy Hospital as director, Cardio Vascular Endovascular and Thoracic Sciences. Dr Bedi is credited with the world’s first three surgeries which are documented in the Limca Book of World Records. He was first to document the first series of 100 patients of multi-vessel beating heart surgery with angiographic follow-up.

PSPCL, French MNC in pact for resolving complaints

To provide better service to consumers of the Mohali circle, PSPCL has tied up with French MNC Teleperformance to resolve power supply related complaints. A Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary, Power, Punjab, and chairman and managing director of PSTCL, flagged off well-equipped  complaint handling bikes recently. Baldev Singh Sran, CMD, PSPCL, NK Sharma, director (Distribution), HS Boparai, chief engineer (South) and Ravinder Singh Saini, deputy chief engineer were also present on the occasion.

BHEL wins Golden Peacock Environment Mgmt Award

BHEL has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2019 in the engineering sector. The award was received by D Bandyopadhyay, director (HR) and CMD (additional charge), BHEL, from former Chief Justice of India Justice MN Venkatachaliah. The award has been conferred on BHEL by the Institute of Directors for exemplary contribution to environment management.

TCS signs agreement with Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University has signed an MoU with TCS to offer four-year undergraduate engineering course on “computer science and business systems” from the current session. The agreement was signed by Dr RS Bawa, vice- chancellor, Chandigarh University, and Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, global vice-president – HR, TCS.  As part of the MoU, TCS will support Chandigarh University by training and developing their faculty, organising guest lectures by expert practitioners from the industry, and by engaging in continuous assessment of the students.

‘Greentech Environment Award 2019’ for NFL, Nangal unit

National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), Nangal unit, has been awarded ‘Greentech Environment Award 2019’. The award was presented to Sanjeev Mehta, CGM, NFL, Nangal Unit, by Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee, secretary general, Indian Steel Association, former secretary, DPE, DG & CEO, IICA, Govt. of India. The award is conferred every year by Greentech Foundation, New Delhi, to corporates which demonstrate the highest level of commitment and best practices in environment management in the country.

Indian Bank MD & CEO holds customer meet in Gurugram

Indian Bank recently organised a customer meet for its Gurugram and Faridabad customers. The meeting was attended by Indian Bank’s MD & CEO Ms Padmja Chundru apart from field general manager, Northern Region, Karthikeyan M, and zonal manager-Haryana, NK Sharma. The meeting was organised with to know the level of customer satisfaction and their suggestions to further improve and devise new products to meet area-specific requirements.

AlphaCorp offers plots under Atulyam in Karnal

In line with the ambitious vision of Modi government, realty player AlphaCorp has launched Atulyam in Alpha International city, Karnal. The project has been launched under Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojana to cater to medium household income group. Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojana was launched in 2016. Availability of loan up to 70% of property value is a major feature which benefits the prospective buyers.

Chitkara University organises rounds for BAJA SAEINDIA 2020

SAEINDIA, a professional Society of Automotive Engineers, and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., recently organised virtual round of BAJA SAEINDIA 2020 at Chitkara University, Chandigarh. The virtual round also flagged off the 13th edition of the much-awaited BAJA series with Mahindra as the title sponsor. BAJA SAEINDIA is an educational pursuit for the engineering college students, an out-of-classroom education system where engineering students can participate as a team, giving them pragmatic exposure to real-world challenges as faced in the industry.

Central Bank staff hold meeting with chief vigilance officer

Parshuram Panda, chief vigilance officer (CVO), Central Bank of India, recently visited Chandigarh. He addressed the staff of the bank and gave guidance in preventive vigilance for maintaining a robust system and weeding out malpractices. He also advised the staff to improve their knowledge and upgrade their skill for proper implementation of standard systems and procedures.

Tata Harrier sales breach 10,000-unit mark in 6 mths

Tata Motors’ flagship SUV — Harrier — has zoomed past 10,000 units of sales within six months of its launch. To celebrate this achievement, Tata Motors has now launched the dual tone option of Harrier which is again generating a lot of excitement among the SUV enthusiasts. Tata Harrier was launched in January this year and it is priced at Rs 13 lakh.

Hampton Homes registers with IFC for green rating

Delegates from IFC (World Bank Group) recently visited Hampton Homes’ site office located on the Chandigarh road. They organised a workshop on ‘Green Affordable Housing’ and declared that Hampton Homes was the first project in this region to register themselves for IFC’s green rating. Spondon Bhagowati and Mohini Singh (delegates from IFC) said the green rating certificate will be given to projects which are effectively and efficiently using the resources considering the environmental factors.

LPU alumnus Rahul Tyagi on Fortune India ‘40 Under 40’ list

Fortune India, world’s top business magazine, has featured Lovely Professional University’s alumnus Rahul Tyagi in its ‘40 under 40’ edition of 2019 for the remarkable achievements of his company, ‘Lucideus Tech Pvt Ltd’. Along with the co-founders of Lucideus, namely Saket Modi and Vidit Baxi, Rahul Tyagi was recognised by the magazine as one of India’s brightest young business minds below the age of 40 years.

Orient Electric introduces  EyeLuv series of LED lights

Orient Electric has expanded its LED lighting portfolio with new “EyeLuv series LED Lights” range which has flicker-control technology which reduces the harmful invisible flicker present in LED light that causes various health complications.

British Council honours Eschool, Bathinda

Eschool, Bathinda, has been entitled as India’s biggest premier plus category for 2019-20 by British Council and Partner of the Year (Punjab). Earlier, IT has been awarded as platinum plus member, platinum member and gold member in annual meets for IELTS. held by British Council in previous years. Eschool is an authorised registration centre by British Council and any student can apply for an IELTS exam from any branch of Eschool.

Three PSUs in pact for city gas distribution networks in Assam

A joint-venture agreement has been signed between three PSUs — Assam Gas Company Limited, Oil India Limited and GAIL Gas Limited — recently in Guwahati for incorporating a company to implement City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks in Cachar, Hailakandi & Karimganj and Kamrup & Kamrup districts in Assam.

Story of Dwarka on Discovery Channel

Josh Gates, one of the world's most passionate explorers, is set to embark on an epic adventure in India in search of the truth behind the fabled city of Dwarka — India’s very own Atlantis. Viewers will be able to witness the extraordinary story of  Dwarka unfold in the special episode of  ‘Expedition Unknown' showing every Friday at 9 pm only on Discovery Channel.

Kewal Kiran Clothing eyes franchisee partners

Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd (KKCL) — makers of Killer Jeans — is looking for franchisee partners for all their leading brands such as Killer Jeans, Lawman Pg3, Integriti, Easies and Desi Belle. The company has so far opened more than 320 stores across India. The company currently offers franchisees for K-Lounge stores, where all the leading brands of the company can be sold through the store.

TalentSprint releases report on women engineers

TalentSprint has released an insight report titled “Aspiration for a Global Tech Career among Young Women Engineers”. According to the report, the aspiration for a global tech career among young women has no correlation with the educational backgrounds of their parents. The analysis reveals there are many highly motivated women engineering students with great potential with no access to the right career tools in their immediate environment.

Tata Motors’ free monsoon check-up camps till July 25

Tata Motors has announced that it will conduct countrywide free monsoon check-up campaign beginning July 15. The campaign will run till July 25. Apart from free check-ups, the company will provide various schemes and offers across its dealership network.