SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Tee Foundation's unique initiative , ' Digital Sanitary Pad Bank ' celebrated it's second anniversary on 28th May 2019 with Bollywood celebrities, social activists as well as conscientious citizens. Bhagyashri Patwardhan, the famous actress

More than 3500 Mumbaikars pledge their support via the signature campaign to declare a part of the iconic Cadel Road (Veer Savarkar Marg) as a no smoking street    P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre announced the launch of a first of its kind initiative in the city, a proposal for Mumbai’s first ‘No Smoking Street’. The hospital proposes to declare the 1.8 km stretch on Cadel road between the Kaapad Bazaar Junction (including the PN Kotnis Rd) and Chaityabhoomi (Sant Dyaneshwar Marg) as a No Smoking Street. This stretch houses a hospital, school, a religious institution, parks and the iconic Shivaji Park playground. The aim is to protect the schoolchildren, patients, senior citizens, sportspersons and the residents from the harmful effects of passive smoking. To garner public support, the hospital launched an on-ground as well as online (via its social media handles) signature campaign. Mascots garbed as cigarettes handed out pamphlets,  urgi...

Economic Times   &  License India   presents  the only expo, conference and awards in Brand Licensing in the country-     India Licensing Expo 2019  (ILE-2019)  scheduled for the  8-9 of July’2019  at  Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre  – India’s exclusive brand licensing show.                                                                                                               ...

 Mr John Bailey, President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,  said the Indian film industry is one of the biggest in the world and should increase its presence internationally and at the Academy. Speaking at the  Interactive Session with Stakeholders of Media and Entertainment Industry  organized by  FICCI on Tuesday, Mr Bailey  said, “India is a land of storytellers. I appreciate the enthusiasm of Indian film industry. I would like to see more members from India at the Academy.” Mr Bailey¸  who was on a visit to India with wife  Ms Carol Littleton, also Governor at the Oscar Academy ,  applauded the large number of movies produced in India.    “My understanding is that 1,800 movies in a year is produced in India, which is more than four times the number that we make in the United States. It’s important that there should be more representation of Indian cinema abroad,” he said. On popularity of Indian f...

    Dharavi Transit Camp Municipal School , Mumbai celebrates the opening of the new space to play and learn Space will be home to sustainable  programs teaching young people life-skills through sports Former Indian Cricketers Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik and West Indian Cricketer Daren Ganga also join the celebration   Community leaders, residents, and youth gathered in Dharavi, Mumbai today to participate in the opening of a new, multifunctional sports space dedicated to the local community and its residents.  Built to Play  is a global project, led by ESPN. This is the second  Built to Play  project undertaken by ESPN in India, following one in Bangalore in 2017, and its ninth globally. The court and surrounding area, refurbished with the help of community residents and employees, will provide a safe place to play for the surrounding community, as well as offer programs for young people in the community aimed at teaching...

SINGLE, a youth fashion brand under Universal Sportsbiz Private Ltd., today, announced their support towards #WorldNoTobaccoDay (observed on 31 st May) and the youth trying to break free from the habit of smoking. The newly introduced brand, SINGLE has launched a campaign to support the youth trying to quit tobacco. As a part of the campaign, they have introduced finger bands that offer a stance of solidarity towards all those trying to quit the habit. The bands will be available from 27 th May onwards at Shoppers Stop & Central stores in Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore and anyone who wishes to support the cause can collect it for free from these stores. Orders placed through singlelife.in will also include the band. Anjana Reddy, Founder & CEO, USPL said, “More than 10 million people die each year in  India due to smoking related complications. India is home to 12% of the world’s smokers  which is constantly on the rise. With the launch of this campaign and the ‘I Qu...

Pearson, the world’s learning company, today announced the activation of a PTE Academic test center at K.P.B Hinduja College of Commerce as one of the site to take exams. The first slot for PTE Academic session commenced from 15 th   May 2019. With this, Pearson India aims to increase the reach of PTE Academic test by making it easily accessible for the test takers. Now, the test takers can take the globally-recognized, fast and reliable English language proficiency test for immigration and study abroad in this college. PTE Academic is a computer-based language test and is gaining immense popularity for giving the most accurate and impartial scoring. To provide test score validity, all Pearson Professional Centers use state-of-the-art and industry leading security measures like digital biometrics incorporating palm-scanning, secure paperless results, randomized test formats and CCTV, thereby ensuring aspirants test in a controlled and secure environment. Commenting on thi...

"I want to run my own play school" says Naavnidhi  K Wadhwa. Mrs Asia Universe Naavnidhi K. Wadhwa is an extra ordinary woman with Multifaceted Talent . She is a Rapid evolution coach, She has been crowned with the title of ‘Mrs. Asia Women of Universe 2018’. One woman, many facets is the exact thing which can describe her talent and contribution as a rapid evolution coach, mind transformation facilitator meditation and motivation speaker, food coach and other. When we asked her about the difficulties she faced in the path, she said: “The journey was challenging too, as I grew up a shy girl. I was not able to talk to anyone and then going ahead to win a crown title. I have learnt a lot and developed myself with time. One thing for sure I take back from this journey is that once you have the confidence in yourself and you celebrate what you have, you should celebrate the magic within you and stop cribbing and thinking about what you don’t have and instead fo...

Karma Kettle introduces a collection of teas, specially crafted for all the unsung superheroes who leave us awestruck with their everyday superpowers. This Mother’s Day, we bring to you a specially curated Mother's’ day tea collection that comes in four variations - Zen(Peach and Jasmine), Singalila, Benares and Bliss - everything that goes perfectly with the happiness of being a mother. Each tea comes in a colorful personalised cadie labeled for a special type of Mother. Be it a Know-it-all or a Sprightly mom, we have something for everyone. One can gift these mementos to not just to their mothers, but aunts, grandmothers, mother-in-law or to oneself too! Available on our website and various eCommerce platforms till May 12th, these teas are priced at INR 300 each. While the Zen comes in 10 silken pyramid tea bags, the remaining are loose leaf tea variant. The following offers are available to double the excitement: Buy any tea worth INR 1000 from the website and get a free m...

In our rapidly developing India, millions of females do not use sanitary napkins during menstruation and resort to shocking alternatives like unsterlized cloths, ashes, husk sand due to poverty and ignorance. 28th May 'Menstrual Hygiene Day' is an annual awareness day to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management. The personal  hygiene   issue related to menstruation is now widely addressed globally and gaining support from all over the world towards the  'Digital Sanitary Pad Bank’  project. This project aims to break the social taboo around menstruation and also provides free sanitary napkins to poor and needy women. Thousands of women and girls are registered with "Tee Foundation " for their monthly sanitary pads. Dr. Bharati Lavekar is a MLA of Versova as well as an extra ordinary lady who cares for others in a very loving and understanding manner as a qualified doctor. Since two years ago she started a massive a...

Volvo Car India flagged off an all women drive today under the global ‘Equal Vehicles for All’ (E.V.A.) initiave to promote gender equality. The rich data of over 4 decades and 40,000 investigations involving car crashes has now been provided to the world free. The E.V.A. initiative centres around safety for all and not just safety developed by testing the traditional ‘Male Crash Test Dummies’. Women have a different anatomy and hence different effects in crashes. Our cars are tested with Female Crash Test Dummies as well delivering safety for all. The seats are ergonomically designed with WHIPS to reduce the whiplash risk for male and females by half. The Side Impact Protection System (SIPS) relies on an intelligent structure to boost overall safety. In fact, SIPS, together with the side-impact airbag, reduces severe chest injuries by more than 50% for all passengers. The gender equality does not stop just at product development, it is an integral part of our corporate missi...