SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

~ A memorable day for the kids of Jidd Special school who visited Mumbai Maiden Cruise ship as part of a fun day planned by the Thane Municipal Corporation and Mumbai Maiden. ~ Wave of laughter and gaiety fill the air as kids accompanied by their guardians explore the ship anchored at Bandra - Worli Sealink.  November 30, 2019 :  Mumbai :   A group of kids accompanied by their guardians arrived onboard the Mumbai Maiden cruise ship, at the Bandra jetty today morning.  The kids from Jidd Special School run by the Thane Municipal Corporation were visiting the ship for a fun day trip onboard. Some apprehensive but awed by the sea looked around with wonder, holding the hands of their respective guardians, and slowly as they were lead around the various decks of the ship, they let their guard down - dancing, clapping, singing and making merry.  “It is an absolutely wonderful feeling to see the joy on the faces of these kids, the laughter and sho...

  The evolution of REIT-linked investment options in India reflects the maturity of the office market Ramesh Nair, CEO & Country Head – India, JLL ·          The success of the first REIT by the Blackstone-Embassy JV has bolstered the confidence of other developers and investors to come up with similar listings ·          Developers with a commercial asset portfolio can use this option to reduce their debt ·           The growth of REIT listings in India will ensure more transparency The success of the first REIT in India, Embassy Office Parks, has created the possibility that around 100 mn sq ft office space could be listed under REIT in the short to medium term out of the total REIT-worthy assets of 302 mn sq ft.  The total REIT-worthy assets, which includes Embassy Office Park REIT, would translate to a potential investment o...

The British Safety Council, UK, Sword of Honour Award was received by Mr. Pramod Sapra, President, Shapoorji Pallonji Bumi Armada on behalf of the Company, from Mr. Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council. The only Indian organization to win the British Safety Council Sword of Honour 2019 in Process Safety. Shapoorji Pallonji Oil & Gas Pvt Ltd (SP O&G) was commemorated with the  Sword of Honour Award in Process Safety, from the British Safety Council, UK on 22 nd  November 2019, in London. This pinnacle award in Process Safety from the British Safety Council, was conferred to the FPSO Armada Sterling and FPSO Armada Sterling II. The FPSOs are moored in the western Offshore Oil & Gas fields of India, are operating safely with 100% uptime and without LTI for over 11 concurrent years. Both FPSOs also received the Sword of Honour Award in Occupational Health Safety & Wellbeing in 2018. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I congratul...

The inaugural ceremony of OSH India, 2019 took place in the presence of Key Dignitaries -  Mr. Lalit Gabhane, Director General, National Safety Council, Mr. Santosh Warick, Chief Fire Officer & Fire Advisor, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mr. Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, British Safety Council, Dr. Sidram K. Raut, National President, Indian Association of Occupational Health and Mr. Hemant Sapra, President, Safety Appliances Manufacturers’ Association, M r.  Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, for Informa Markets in India and Mr. Pankaj Jain, Group Director, Informa Markets  in India amidst an august industry gathering. " The response time in India during a fire is much more than the developed nation ", said Chief Fire officer and the Fire Advisor, Government of Maharashtra at an Occupation safety and health event. 57 per cent of labour days are lost due anxiety, depression. Santosh Warick, Chief Fire Officer and Fire Advisor, Government of Maha...

The Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai will be holding the 46th Postal Pension Adalat for pensioners/family pensioners of Postal Department on Thursday 20th February,2020 at 11 Hrs. in the Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai-400 001. Grievances regarding pensionary benefits pertaining to those who retired/died while in service from Department of Posts, Pensioners of Postal Department Maharashtra and Goa States, which have not been settled within 3 months, will be entertained in the Postal Pension Adalat. Cases involving purely legal points i.e. succession etc. and Grievances involving policy matters will not be considered in Pension Adalat. Pensioner can apply in the Proforma given below to Shri S.U.Pantawne, Sr. Accounts Officer/Secretary, Pension Adalat, O/o Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai GPO Bldg., 2 nd Floor, Mumbai-400 001 on or before 10 th January 2020. The applications received after 10 th Janu...

NAEMD’s JOSH 2019 – the intercollegiate festival ends on a high note and becomes the only college festival that goes beyond festivities to celebrate and contribute towards a better society JOSH 2019 – Mumbai’s one of the most popular intercollegiate festivals held the grand finale of its 14th edition of the festival on today at the Shanmukhananda Auditorium, Mumbai. The month long festival was organized by the students of Garware Institute of Career Education and Development (GICED) & NAEMD Academy of Event Management and Development (NAEMD). The various competitions that students competed in were: Fashion Show, Dance of India (Bollywood Group Dance), Let’s tap around the world (Western Number Group Dance), Body Tattooing, Face Painting, Mr. & Ms. Academia (Beauty & Personality Pageant) and Student Idol (Talent Hunt). The finale event also brought to a culmination the two-month long activity of JanBaaz Supercops – a thanksgiving to the police force - an activity in...

“Buy five meters of Khadi once a year to uplift the livelihood ofrural weavers” – Textile Artist Shelly Jyoti appeals masses through latest art show in Mumbai ·           The Print: Hind Swaraj, the work seeks  to reach out to masses with a text that was written 100 years ago  ·           Khadi as her canvas, Ajrakh printing, dyeing as palette and intricate needlework her brush strokes with motif of fish, the show is a must-watch for all art lovers!! ·           30 new Ajrakh art scrolls on khadi, multimedia spoken word poetry and a short film on making of Swaraj and collectiveness on display!! ·           Jehangir Art Gallery, Nov 26 to Dec 2, 2019  Mahatma Gandhi’s timeless ideologies have been at the core of Delhi-based visual artist ...

Over 1 Billion Viewable Impressions Generated Globally for Content related to11.11 UC Shopping Festival Over  20 Million Indians logged on to UC Browser to take part in the recently concluded 11.11 UC Shopping Festival, part of  Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival .  The 11.11 UC Shopping Festival, jointly presented by UC Browser,  Paytm Mall, Paytm First, Lazada and AliExpress  simultaneously ran across 5 key markets of India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.  The partnership brought forth exclusive deals, huge discounts and multiple offers across different categories.  Delivering on its commitment of a localisation plan, the festival was available in 14 popular languages - English ， Hindi ， Tamil ， Telugu ， Mar athi ， Gujarati ， Kannada ， Malayala m ， Bengali ， Punjabi ， Bahasa ， Thai ， Vietnamese and Russian. Offering a comprehensive and enriching shopping experience, UC launched a slew of in-app activities. About 15 mill...

Indian Weddings continue to become bigger and fatter. Rising disposable income and better standard of living and among the prime key reasons in making them grander than they have ever been. Increasing fashion consciousness and being in their presentable best takes bride-to-be and groom-to-be to nooks and corners of multiple retail markets across any city. What if all those markets come under one roof to offer you right from a wrist watch, cufflinks, jewellery, apparels to even wedding photographers, pandit, bridal make-up artists, honeymoon planners and wedding cakes. Well! That would certainly save a lot of time and energy. We are trying to help you to zero down on the wedding fairs and festivals that are either ongoing or coming up soon, to help you save your time and efforts. The list below will help you to wrap up your wedding purchases in a single day, all under one roof. 1. Viviana Mall, Thane November 25 th - December 10 th Viviana Mall, one of the largest ma...

EsselWorld, India’s ultimate entertainment destination hosted 3500 children from MCGM schools today. Students from grade 4 and 7 will be visiting the amusement park until 20 th   December 2019 as a part of an edutainment trip, which is an initiative in collaboration with the Education Department of The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.   The daylong visit schedule will cover an educational as well as recreational itinerary for the students' outing at the amusement Park. Not only will they enjoy the thrilling rides and relish on to some delicious food for breakfast, lunch and evening snacks, but they will also experience an educational nature and conservation tour.  They will be given a firsthand experience of EsselWorld’s rainwater harvesting process and will also get an opportunity to get acquainted with the horticulture and vermiculture activities practiced at the Park through the educational segment planned as a part of the tour. Over the cou...

Industry leading personalization and content library drive user preference for Wynk Music ·          Regional music a key growth driver and now accounts for 26% of the over 3 billion monthly streams. Bhojpuri, Marathi, Kanadda, Telugu, Gujarati and Odiya songs see growth of over 150% Wynk Music, the OTT music streaming app from Airtel, continues to see a surge in its popularity amongst smartphone users in India. Airtel today said that, based on Oct 2019 data from App Annie, Wynk Music is now the #1 music streaming app in India in terms of Daily Active Users. The performance metric underlines the massive user preference for Wynk Music when it comes to consuming music on smartphone. Says Adarsh Nair, Chief Product Officer, Bharti Airtel:  “The team is focused on building the most personalised music experience for our customers. Wynk’s deep catalogue of songs combined with a holistic understanding of our customer’s preferences allows us to buil...