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GAIL launches testimonial videos under its ‘Spreading Energy of Happiness’ initiative

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New Delhi:  Advocating natural gas as a cleaner and convenient fuel option towards a gas based economy as envisioned by Government of India, GAIL has established a Natural Gas pipeline network of over 12,500 Km. GAIL has been spreading the clean energy to various nooks and corners of the country by spreading the length of its pipeline network and connecting more and more number of cities and regions of India with its City Gas Distribution network. To facilitate energy empowerment and fuel the nation, GAIL has launched three testimonial videos under its online initiative ‘Spreading Energy of Happiness’ to motivate the masses and enhance the usage of Natural Gas. These testimonial videos showcase an autorikshaw driver from Bhubaneshwar, a homemaker from Patna and an industrial unit in Bengaluru using Natural Gas as fuel.  Youtube links:  (1) https://youtu.be/D1i2yM9HmI0   (2) https://youtu.be/En8CKyjSooA   (3) https://youtu.be/JmCrhkaDkIg #SpreadingEnergyOfHappiness initiative advo

Coffee Morning with Czech Embassy by CD Foundation & Entrepreneurs Club

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To mark the Occasion of United Nations Human Rights Day, Ambassador H.E. Mr Milan Hovorka acknowledged the contributions of Women Entrepreneurs and felicitated them. The Coffee Morning  with Embassy of the Czech Republic was hosted by CD Foundation and Entrepreneurs Club – World and Us at the Eros Hotel, New Delhi .  The cause was supported by the presence and participation of  Ambassador of Portugal, H.E. Mr Carlos Pareira Marques, Deputy Chief of Mission - Embassy of Portugal, Dr Rui Baceira, Ms Luisa Lao (Embassy of Portugal) and Economic Attaché to Embassy of Vietnam, Mr Nguyen Luong Duc. The entire program held with each and every member resonating with the facts, put in the most humble, emotional yet firm way by the H.E. Mr Hovorka, regarding the necessity for the Human Rights and their significance to make this world happy and peaceful. He also emphasized on the points like poverty eradication, education and the women's security. He shared his belief, of a woman to be

Akash Bhatnagar creates record in single leg football juggles

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  Ghaziabad  (Uttar Pradesh) : Akash Bhatnagar from  Ghaziabad  has created a remarkable record in doing maximum single leg football juggles performed in 30 seconds. His name has been included in the India Book of Records (IBR). Akash Bhatnagar (born on February 20, 2000) is also titled as ‘Grand Master’ in Asia Book of Records (ABR) for the same attempt. He performed 95 football juggles with his right leg in 30 seconds, as confirmed on September 09, 2020. Football juggles is one of the important techniques, practiced to develop the ball control during a football match. He wanted to help all the talented sportspersons through his sports NGO, who are facing problems in their respective career. He said, “I am playing football for past 8 years and it took 6 months of continuous practice of football juggles to achieve this level. I had performed 182 juggles in 60 seconds, it means more than 3 juggles per second. Sunny Bhatnagar, my elder brother and a former International Jeet Kune Do

India Book of Record: Hyderabadi kid Jaasritha sets new records

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Hyderabad: Jaasritha Nelipudi (born on  21 st September, 2018) from Hyderabad, Telangana, is appreciated by India Book of Record (IBR) for reciting one to 10 in Hindi, A to Z phonetics; identifying six chess symbols, Telugu Alphabets, 15 food items, eight birds, 23 animals, 30 parts of the body, five insects, five sea animals, 22 shapes and math symbols, nine colours, 17 vegetables, 13 fruits; reading any number between one to 100; mimicking the sounds of five animals; and typing A to Z on a keyboard, at a tender age of one year and 11 months, as confirmed on September 19, 2020. Jaasritha is having very good memory in identifying things around her. She is remembers everything quickly. Her parents wanted to do something to encourage her. Finally, in Google search, they found IBR and its records for kids. Then they started recording videos to apply for this. She did practice for about two to three months for this record. Her parents were surprised to see that Jaasritha was able to r

'Rang Ratta’: Cast & Crew Unveil Digital Poster in Canada

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  Chandigarh:  Brahmo Films is excited to ring in the new year with their feature film 'Rang Ratta'(Colour of Love) with Principal Photography beginning on December 31st,2020 for what is bound to be a magical holiday inspired Punjabi language hit, filmed on Canadian soil. 'Rang Ratta's' digital poster was unveiled to signal the official announcement of the film by the cast & crew of the upcoming film. Gurcharan Singh and Harcharan Singh of HRG Films will be filming on the sets around the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) for 25 days with six of those days showcasing breathtaking views of Niagara Falls . The film will star Roshan Prince who is an accomplished singer, producer, musician, songwriter and actor and will co-star with the beautiful and talented actress Payal Rajput , a winner of SIIMA  -South Indian International Movie Awards  for Best Female Debut in 2019. Director Gurcharan Singh wants to showcase his talent and passion for the film and says, "We

GAIL launches Spreading Energy of Happiness initiative

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New Delhi: Advocating natural gas as a cleaner and convenient fuel option, GAIL (India) Limited has launched an online initiative #SpreadingEnergyof Happiness under which netizens can share clean energy anecdotes with the hashtag and GAIL will plant a tree for every such comment. #SpreadingEnergyOfHappiness initiative advocates use of uninterrupted, convenient supply of piped natural gas (PNG) at homes. It promotes affordable environment friendly fuel for transportation through compressed natural gas (CNG) and encourages convenient, soot-free and workers’ health friendly energy for better work environment in manufacturing and industries. The initiative also advocates usage of cleaner natural gas for captive power generation for industries & SMEs. The usage of the cleanest fossil fuel will help in reducing emissions of GHG thereby facilitating in reduction of air pollution, climate change, global warming and rising sea levels. An engagement activity has been initiated along wit

Ayurvedic formulations help improving immunity against Coronavirus

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Mumbai- There is some good news on the COVID front. India 's recovery rate of COVID 19 has gone up-to nearly 91 per cent, and the case fatality rate has further declined to just about 1.5 per cent. One of the reasons for this is the Modi government's lockdown & strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs') put in place to slow down the spread of COVID 19.  A famous Ayurvedic Acharya - Acharya Manish, who has founded the Ayurveda label 'Shuddhi Ayurveda' and has his corporate office at Zirakpur near Chandigarh, believes that apart from the well thought out Modi government restrictions, there is another major reason for India being in a much better position than other countries as far as COVID 19 is concerned.  Achaya Manish said, "The low death rate, high recovery rate, low intensity of cases, and no symptoms in a majority of cases has been made possible by the immunity-boosting done through the use of Ayurvedic formulations. Now that the second wave is s

GAIL provides 18 CNG vehicles for waste collection to Bengaluru municipality

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Bengaluru: Lending support to the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ in the city, GAIL ( India ) Limited today handed over 18 four-wheel CNG ‘Dry Waste Collection Vehicles’ worth Rupees one crore to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The vehicles were flagged off by Gaurav Gupta, Administrator of BBMP and Manjunath Prasad, Commissioner, BBMP in the presence of P Murugesan, Executive Director (Southern Region), GAIL (India) Limited and Vivek Wathodkar, Chief General Manager (CGD), GAIL Gas Limited. The vehicles, provided under GAIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, are going to be used for dry waste collection. They run on dual fuel, i.e., compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol. CNG is an environment-friendly fuel which is cheaper than conventional fuels and reduces maintenance cost too. GAIL Gas Limited is supplying CNG in Bengaluru along with piped natural gas for households and industries. GAIL owns and operates the Dabhol – Bengaluru natural gas pipeline and is pres

‘Hawa Badlo’ launches ‘Mother Earth Blesses’ initiative

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  HawaBadlo, an initiative of GAIL ( India ) Ltd, has launched online campaign #MotherEarthBlesses for creating awareness about clean air and better environment. The initiative invites netizens to take responsibility and adopt befitting lifestyle habits such as planting trees, cycling, walking and carpooling, using public transport, conserving energy and using cleaner energy options. This initiative inspires and motivates younger generation to act upon curbing air pollution. An engagement contest has been initiated for large participation of people who are enthused to share their stories, poems, and slogans in both photo as well as video showing their positive inclination towards preserving environment and cleaner inhabitant. Ten most interesting stories with befitting photos and videos will be acknowledged for recognition. #MotherEarthBlesses initiative aims to inspire people for celebrating the festivities by being responsible to each other in view of the current pandemic and als

Anhad Kaur – the Knowledgeable Kid, recites rhymes, other things

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Anhad Kaur Anhad Kaur (born on February 28, 2017) from Pune, Maharashtra, is appreciated for reciting 35 rhymes, 22 in English and 13 in Hindi, names of ten Sikh Gurus and can give her introduction along with the names of family members, teachers, class and address, at the tender age of 3 years and 4 months, as confirmed on July 14, 2020. This record is approved by the India Book of Records.  On being asked that how Anhad got inspiration to do this all, her mother said, “Anhad has always been a curious child who is inquisitive by nature and likes to explore different things. She has always been very interested in learning about different things and loves listening to stories, rhymes etc.” It is important to learn that her parents also try to expose her to many different topics as much as possible, be it through books or activities or even during random talks. Even from a very young age, she has been fond of books and keeps herself engaged with them. Because of her curiosity and lea

‘Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari’ to release this Diwali, Trailer launched

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Chandigarh: The Zee Studios in-house production comedy family entertainer, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari, makes Manoj Bajpayee play a 90s-era wedding detective, Mangal, who is chasing a prospective groom, Suraj, played by Diljit Dosanjh, to find and reveal his vices. The trailer was released today. The film is among the big Diwali releases of 2020. The film also features Fatima Sana Shaikh in the lead role. Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is a social satire, a social comm entary on how arranged marriages happen in India; how the match-making process for marriages happen between two families. Helmed by The Zoya Factor (2019) and Parmanu (2018) famed director Abhishek Sharma, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is a slice of life story set in the 1990s, where Suraj Singh Dhillon is a quintessential Punjabi young bachelor, who is looking to get hitched to a beautiful girl. He is suave, smart, handsome and funny guy - a killer combination. Talking about the film, director Abhishek Sharma said, “This film captures

Village kids get a chance to sing with Bollywood singer Kailash Kher

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Millions of young contestants have taken part in the first of its kind jingle contest by Nourish. Winners will get to sing with Padmashri Kailash Kher. However, the number of rural participants is small. Nourish executive director Ashish Khandelwal hence decided to counter this issue. After consulting with Kher, Khandelwal has created a stage out of 15 mini-trucks, complete with a sound system. These trucks go to various villages in Uttar Pradesh to capture the talent of the children. The Nourish team registers participants and uploads their auditions videos as per the contest's rules. "Through this initiative, the children from our villages receive a fair chance to showcase their talent. Which is the aim of this contest - no talent should get left behind," says Khandelwal. Kailash Kher is all praise for this idea. "This is a great opportunity for kids across all small cities and towns to show how talented they are. Perhaps one of the winners is in one of these

Shreyas Talpade recommends ‘Heroes Amongst Us’ – a book by Dr Amit Nagpal

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Chandigarh : Hugely inspired by the stories about people who dared to take the first step in order to realize their passions against all odds. This is what Bollywood actor Shreyas Talpade has said about “Heroes Amongst Us”, a book authored by famous Storyteller Dr Amit Nagpal. Another Bollywood actor and producer, Sanjay Suri commented, “A seed has a possibility of a forest; we all have that seed in us. All the stories are of people who took that first step and found themselves living their own dreams.” The book is about dreams, passion and achievements. Dr Anurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Business World, says, “Over 30 doesr, dreamers, achievers, creators and digital innovators tell their stories that inspire and teach precious lessons for life. You would not be able to get your hands and eys off the book.” Speaking about the content of the book, Dr Amit Nagpal said, “What’s common between a business executive, film director, advertising guru, stand-up comedian, pris

Bank of Baroda offers finance for Toyota vehicles

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  In pursuance of its customer-first approach, Toyota Kirloskar Motor today announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Baroda, to enable finance options for its customers and dealers - across India . Following the tie-up, Bank of Baroda will be one of the preferred financiers for the entire range of vehicles sold by TKM.  The new service facilitates customers to avail customised solutions such as high on-road funding of 90 per cent, long repayment period of 84 months, no prepayment or foreclosure charges. On the other hand, TKM dealers will benefit from the best Digitized Supply Chain Finance with competitive interest rates. Murali Ramaswami, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda , said, “We are delighted to be associated with one of the India ’s valuable passenger car manufacturers. This alliance gives us an opportunity to penetrate deep into the relationship with automobile dealers and augmenting our Dealer Finance Portfolio through our branches spread

ProPlanet Water Purifiers launched in Chandigarh and Punjab

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A O Smith, a leader in water heating and treatment, announced the addition of the ProPlanet series, India ’s first 5-star-rated water purifiers in terms of water savings in Chandigarh and Punjab markets. The ProPlanet water purifiers are equipped with reverse osmosis (RO) and Silver Charged Membrane Technology (SCMT) that provides 100% RO-purified, baby-safe water, using an 8-stage purification process. The elegant design enhances a kitchen’s beauty and also saves two times more water than an ordinary RO water purifier with its innovative Advance Recovery Technology, adding to its environmental appeal. Commenting on the launch, Parag Kulkarni, MD, A O Smith India said: “A O Smith has been gaining the trust of consumers ever since we entered the water purifier category. It has always been a premium brand with style, quality and technology being its hallmarks. Today’s consumers have a greater inclination for advanced technologies when it comes to drinking water and this has resulted

Dr Biswaroop’s book on COVID-19/ ILI released, says ‘ICMR Guidelines faulty’

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New Delhi : ‘COVID-19/ILI: From Conspiracy to Solution’ a book by renowned author and medical scholar, Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury was released at a special event held on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. In his presentation, the author stated that the number of Corona Positive cases should not be considered as the actual patients. He also emphasized that as per the new Guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) ‘in India , every death is Corona death’.  Four months ago, Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury launched a Network of Influenza Care Experts (NICE) with more than 500 experts from across the country, who were trained in curing COVID-19 patients. They were also trained in managing emergency situations. With the help of NICE experts, more than 50,000 COVID-19 patients have been cured, that too without any expenses, medication or casualty. While curing thousands of patients, several shocking facts came to light. Dr Biswaroop revealed that there is no evidence yet to prove

Nutrition ki Sargam: Online singing contest for budding young singers

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  Whether you are a young singing sensation or a budding instrumentalist, BL Agro Industries Limited and Nourish Food Products present to you an opportunity to reach your moment of glory and record your album with none other than the legendary   Kailash Kher . All you need is a mesmerising voice or skills on any instrument. A one of a kind online singing and music competition- ‘ Nutrition ki Sargam ’ where you need to either sing the Nourish Brand anthem song or play it on your favourite instrument.    There are three categories of participation: Budding Sensation (6-10 years), Young Sensation (11 to 14 years), and Rising Sensation (15-18 years).   The concept is very unique and interesting. Kailash Kher will launch a Nourish Brand Anthem Song that is sung by him. The contestants have to listen to the Nourish song and sing the same song in their own voice or play it on any instrument. They have to create a video recording of their performance and submit the same online as the

Alex Outhwaite to represent UK in Turkey Peace Summit

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London : Alex Outhwaite, international TV presenter and global brand ambassador of India 's first BlogsWire has been selected as the United Kingdom ( UK ) delegate for the Global Peace Chain Summit to be held in Istanbul ( Turkey ) in October.  Alex is known for her promotion of sustainable travel through her television shows and social media and has spent a lot of time in developing countries highlighting how responsible travel can bring income to new regions and protect the local heritage. On her selection for the summit, Alex said, “I am looking forward to discussing ways in which we can work towards sustainable development and how sustainable tourism can be a factor in this. The Global Peace Chain Summit brings together innovative young minds from all over the world and is a great opportunity for diverse voices."  Alex is fond of India and has travelled many parts of the country to shoot for her popular shows Off the Grid, Backpack and cooking show Quest. Her show

Medanta E-Clinic Inaugration at Star Imaging & Path Lab

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Even during COVID-19 outbreak, health care facilities could not be compromised. Since the beginning of the lockdown in Delhi till the current Unlock Situation, Star Imaging has made continuous efforts to provide healthcare services by following all the guidelines issued during lockdown.  To further strengthen the healthcare system and to provide timely healthcare services by expert doctors with the help digital media, Medanta E-Clinic has been launched through joint efforts of Star Imaging and Path Lab and Medanta Hospital, at Star Imaging and Path Lab, 4B/4, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi-110018 on 6th October 2020. The E clinic facility would help the patients for timely consultation from an expert physician of  Medanta Hospital at affordable fees with the ease and facility of getting consulted with the physician of their choice.  During the launch Dr. Naresh Trehan, CMD Medanta has addressed the participants and apprised them about Medanta E-Clinic and then he continued with the w

Dr Biswaroop to explain live Prone Ventilator technique on Oct 2

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New Delhi : Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury will give a live demo of simple techniques to manage the emergency conditions of COVID-19 to Cardiac Arrest on 2 nd October at 11 AM via www.biswarup.com/live website. Learning the easy techniques may enable the patients to take care of themselves at home without any hospital or medical support, thus saving their life and money both. Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAMfpTxZ-rc&feature=youtu.be According to a press statement from Dr Biswaroop, “COVID-19 patients are admitted to the hospitals despite inconvenience and mismanagement prevailing there, thinking that the hospital would save their life by providing Oxygen and ventilator facilities. However, in reality a ventilator is nothing more than a ‘box of death’, for which various pipes are inserted into a patient's nose, mouth and body, causing pain and discomfort. The ventilator failure rate is 97%, while the remaining 3% patients survive hardly for two-three months. On

India Book of Records: Advita sets record for being the youngest to narrate 206 bones

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  A four years old baby girl, Advita Mangesh Tivrekar has made five unique records at this tender age. The achievements have got place in the India Book of Records. The child has a special talent of memorising hundreds of facts without any fail. She can answer a variety of questions related to general knowledge. Advita (born on March 6, 2016) is appreciated for answering 32 questions pertaining to doctors and their fields; 62 general knowledge questions and information about 20 Scientists, their inventions, their awards and achievements. The baby recited Ganpati Aarti in 2 minute 45 seconds at the tender age of 4 years, 1 month and 29 days. She is from of Andheri (East), Mumbai. Advita provided information on celestial bodies and answered 47 questions related to the solar system, at the age of 4 years and 2 months. The record for being the youngest to narrate 206 bones of the adult human body with their names, numbers and relevant information was set by Advita at the age of 4 years

Free distribution of immunity boosting medicines to needy by Shuddhi Ayurveda

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Zirakpur: COVID 19 cases are peaking in Tricity and even across India; in this backdrop, a renowned Tricity based Ayurveda practitioner, Acharya Manish, revealed the importance of Ayurveda in the COVID era. Acharya Manish was accompanied by Ayurvedic doctors Dr. Bhavna and Dr. Avira Gautam. Acharya Manish is the founder of 'Shuddhi Ayurveda,' an Ayurvedic Clinic and Research Centre at Zirakpur near Chandigarh , which has nearly 150 clinics across the country. Acharya Manish said, "Ayurveda - India 's ancient herb-based medicine system offers the best medical treatment protocol and a holistic solution to keep COVID 19 at bay and even manage the infectious disease if someone is reported coronavirus positive." Acharya Manish added, "Ayurveda has a good combination of immunity booster medicines made using traditional herbs, and these have zero side effects. Giloy, Ashwagandha, Tulsi have proven medical properties that help boost immunity and keep the virus a