SCOPE signs pact with ILO for study on women empowerment

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) — an apex body of public sector enterprises (PSEs) — and International Labour Organisation (ILO) have signed an understanding for a joint study on “Women Empowerment — Adoption of Work from Home Model”. Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE, and Ms Dagamer Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India, signed the understanding virtually.

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Govt integrates electronic PPO with DigiLocker

Under the leadership of Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), a team headed by Dr Kshatrapati Shivaji, Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), has successfully integrated the electronic Pension Payment Order (e-PPO) generated through PFMS (Public Financial Management System) with DigiLocker to enhance ease of living of Central government civil pensioners.

Federal Bank adopts Gudha village under CSR initiative

Federal Bank has adopted Gudha village in Karnal district for digitalisation under corporate social responsibility initiative of the bank. The bank has conducted a massive drive for the modernisation and infrastructure development of the village. Several activities for popularising digital banking facilities were initiated by the bank.

BBMB bags ‘Silver Award’ for environment preservation

Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has been conferred with ‘Silver Award’ in the “7th Exceed Environment Award 2020” under “Environment Preservation” category in power (inclusive renewable) sector. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar conferred the award to BBMB in a virtual webinar organised by Sustainable Development Foundation (a unit of Ek Kaam Desh ke Naam) on August 20 in New Delhi.

Honda debuts in 180-200cc segment with Hornet 2.0

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India has forayed into the 180-200cc motorcycle segment with its all-new muscular, sporty and advanced Hornet 2.0. Conceived to be an international street fighter, its agility is complemented by a range of advanced features in its design codes while ‘Built to perform’ attitude showcases a sense of sophistication.

Firework unveils campaign to engage with India’s talent pool

Firework, a Silicon Valley-based short video platform, has launched a multimedia campaign to engage with India’s vast creative talent pool and build creator careers. The much-awaited Firework Creator challenge recently concluded their first #homekitchenchallenge and kicked off the second fitness challenge #myfireworkout. It will select five more creators who will win contracts and cash prizes over the next four weeks. Creator contracts worth Rs 5 crore and prizes worth Rs 25 lakh will be on offer.

Lions Club Indraprastha District 321-A3 holds plantation drive

Members of Lions Club New Delhi Indraprastha District 321-A3 recently held drives to plant trees and distribute face masks to general public. Region chairperson Lion Madhu Sharma along with club president Lion AK Kapur, secretary RS Sahni, treasurer Lion Niraj Kathuria and zone chairperson Lion Naresh Kumar were among those present.

Silverlines inaugurates wedding jewellery lounge in Chandigarh

Silverlines jewellers of Jammu & Kashmir has opened its first wedding jewellery lounge in Sector 17, Chandigarh. It will provide a whole new buying experience to the people of the tricity with its most beautiful, rare, and exclusive diamond jewellery, be it necklaces, bangles, bracelets, earrings or rings.

PepsiCo unveils Tropicana juice brand in new avatar

PepsiCo India has unveiled a new look for its juice brand Tropicana. It will now be available in a cool new PET bottle which is affordable, attractive and provides a convenient solution to consumer on-the-go. Tropicana also introduced a new campaign ‘Hawabaazi Gone, Asli On’ which intends to bring alive persona of the Tropicana drinker by showing a comparison of two different personalities – the frivolous and show off ‘Hawabaaz’ and the ‘Authentic Cool Doers’ which demonstrate the Tropicana consumer.

Insecticides (India) launches ‘Dominant’ for paddy, cotton

Insecticides (India) Ltd. (IIL) has launched ‘Dominant’ — a new systemic, third-generation neonicotinoid group of insecticides, to control brown plant hopper in paddy and sucking pests in cotton. This is the first time that this technical formulation will be made in India. Dominant keeps the crop green and healthy resulting in improved quality and productivity due to its high efficacy on target pests.

Jio most-preferred telco in Punjab during lockdown

Riding on its biggest, fastest and largest true 4G network in Punjab, telecome operator Reliance Jio has added around 2.5 lakh subscribers during the lockdown months of March, April and May, as per the latest telecom data released by TRAI. Jio is the only private operator in the state which gained subscribers

during the lockdown.