SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Mumbai, May 25, 2020:  India's leading financial services platform Paytm Travel, today announced that with the government easing lockdown norms and allowing domestic airlines to resume operations, the company has seen an increase in the demand for air tickets. According to Paytm Travel, a majority of the tickets being sold are of travellers going from metropolitans to tier-II and smaller cities.  The flight search volume on Paytm Travel in the last few days has been trending at close to 200% of the average daily search volume witnessed before the lockdown began in March. Since the bookings opened up,  there has been  over 85 lakh  searches  for flight tickets with a surge in demand happening over the weekend. The searches hit a peak of 1.77 lakh requests per hour during the last three days. Due to the last three consecutive lockdowns, several travellers had to stay back in metro cities mainly New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru which they might have...

~ Leading escalator and elevator brand Schindler India wins the  Grow Care India Safety CSR Award  for their CSR Program "Fulfill Futures" ~   Leading brand of escalator and elevator,   Schindler India's CSR program "Fulfill Futures"  wins the  'Grow Care India Safety & CSR Awards 2019'  under the  Gold category . The award was received by   Ms. Shubha Arora  –  Chief Peoples Officer, Schindler India & South Asia  along with the team  at the award ceremony which was held in  December 2019 at India International Centre, New Delhi. Schindler's Corporate Social Responsibility program " Fulfill Futures"  assures a positive impact to the communities in which we live and operate. The program is focussed on supporting sustainable initiatives for the construction and rural communities to bring about positive developments to the extended circle of influence of the business . Schindler  believes ...

Vassar College, a premier and globally renowned institution for liberal arts, organised panel discussions in New Delhi and Mumbai on the future and importance of liberal arts education in shaping students’ careers. In attendance were eminent personalities like Professor G. Raghuram, Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Professor PV Madhusudhan Rao, Professor Sudhir Shah, Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha and Ashok Trivedi in New Delhi on January 7, 2020. In Mumbai the next day, in attendance were Professor Anush Kapadia, Nina Hirji Kheraj, Professor Santosh Kumar Kudtarkar, Ramesh Mangaleswaran and Dr Ravindra Kulkarni.  In a changing world, the most important skill is to be able to adapt, take in new information and make sense of the situation. Learning how to learn is consistent with the liberal arts approach, through which students learn across different styles, topics and paradigms. A liberal arts education is needed to impart key communication skills (writing, speaking, negotiating), expose st...

Second Annual Passage to Prosperity: India-Afghanistan International Trade Show to Facilitate New Business Connections and Investment Opportunities with Afghan Businesses  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of India, and the Government of Afghanistan announced the second annual “Passage to Prosperity: India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show” today. The event will take place at the JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar Hotel from September 12-15, 2018. More than 600 representatives from Afghanistan, India and international businesses are expected to attend the trade show. During the event, Afghanistan’s finest textiles, carpets, gems, and jewelry will be on display for international buyers. The last day of the show, September 15,2018, is open to the general public. On this day, Afghan vendors will sell their sample products directly to consumers. In addition to product sales, the event provides an opportunity for businesses...

    Gail- Indian Speed  S tar -  An initiative to  strengthen the sport of athletics India is emerging as the Super power in almost every sphere . India has got unlimited talent , whether its Science , Culture , Arts , Architecture , Engineering , Commerce , Medical , Space , Technology , Automobiles , Lifestyle , Fashion , Acting , Debating , Agriculture or Sports. Right Guidance + Right Talent , supported financially with Right Mentor is a Winning formula to achieve the SUCCESS.  GAIL (India) Limited has embarked on a grassroots athletics program GAIL-Indian Speedstar which is aimed at unearthing young talent across the length and breadth of India. GAIL (India) Limited and National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS), launched a grassroots athletics program GAIL Indian Speedstar on the 22nd of March, 2016 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. National Yuva Cooperative Society has tied up with Anglian Medal Hunt Company as ...

We were invited to meet the GOD. For millions of Indians Cricket is the religion and Fantastico   Sachin is the GOD. We belong to that Sporty community. We were in the seventh heaven already , when we got The Invitation to meet the GOD from Aviva   #AvivaEarlyStarters Date:   February 19, 2016 Time:   9.30 am Venue:  NSCI Ground, Worli, Mumbai The core inspiration for the  #AvivaEarlyStarters  campaign came from Fantastico   Sachin Tendulkar , who has been Aviva India ’s brand ambassador since 2007. At the launch of the campaign Sachin said that he was able to realize his big dream because he started early. Aviva India has provided 23 children an opportunity to live their dream profession for one day. The initiative was taken up in New Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai.     Aviva  announced the winners of Aviva Early Starters contest.  Aviva India ga...

            I stood transfixed, praying hard to all 33 crores of Gods + Red-Signal. I was sure, if I moved, something horrible would sure to happen. Aamen, my nephew saw me on the other side of road and ran to cross the road. Aamen crosses the road in his own signature style. He runs headlong , without looking in Right and Left directions for approaching vehicles. He never waits for the Red signal.              Thank god, I mean the drivers, who allowed him to pass, stopping their vehicles midway. How wrong! Imagine the vehicles stopping midway without Red signal. What if the vehicle right behind is speeding fast and crashes into the stationary vehicle? whose fault is it? driver's or the pedestrian's who is jay-walking/ running? Crossing the road as if he is the Maharaja riding an elephant!             We returned home, I was fuming and Aamen was trying to pacify me with 'Chill mouse...