Monday 12 April 2021

CapitalVia expands business in southern region

 

Supporting the Digital India campaign launched by the Government of India by making the country digitally improved in the field of technology,CapitalVia is taking a step in upgrading the Investment Advisory Space by introducingits customer portal “CapitalVia” App.It is designed to enable seamless customer experience by providing real time advice & solving grievance through mobile application.



Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia Global research Limited said-The application will largely help the Tier 1& Tier 2 cities to upgrade themselves on the right investment options and stock market by providing knowledge center and consumption ofrecommendations through one click. The digital portal will act as normalizing the digital investments in the state and build trust amongst the investors.

Gaurav Garg added on expanding in southern region and choose Tamil Nadu for the EquityMarket:

1. 8% Demat: 3rd highest contribution towards total Demat accounts (after Maharashtra 22% & Gujarat which is 11%)

2. Highest Growth : CAGR of around 13% over last 5 years.

3. Per Capita Income: 26% higher than India’s per capita

4. 3rd Richest State : Tamil Nadu is India’s second-largest economy despite being its sixth most populous state and among the country’s 12 largest states. It has the third highest GDP per capita and is the most urbanised state as well as among the most industrialised with a strong manufacturing base and a large services sector.

5. Fastest Growing state: For the third consecutive year, Tamil Nadu registered a higher economic growth rate than the national average. At 8.03 per cent, it was double the all-India average of 4.2 per cent in 2019-20.

 

6. Penetration: 4% demat holders against India average of 3%

 

Market Outlook 2021 – Equity

(3 Key Factors in Favor )

1. Global Economic Recovery: Following an unprecedented collapse in the year 2020, global economy is projected to grow at 5.5% in 2021 and 4.5% in 2022 (IMF WEO – Jan 2021).

2. Industrial Improvement: Under industrial indicators major improvements were in engineering exports, diesel demand and goods by air.

3. Improvement in Consumption: Stronger recovery in the economy post relaxation of lockdown. Consumption indicators (electronics, car sales, petrol demand etc.) continued to improve

(3 Key Risk Factors)

1. Challenges in Vaccine Distribution: Risks to global growth estimates emanate from potential challenges in vaccine distribution.

2. New Virus Strain: Emergence of new virus strain and resultant regional lockdowns, among others.

3. Inflationary risks: A sharper than anticipated global recovery could cause inflationary risks if stimulus measures continue well into the recovery. This could in turn make a case for policy tightening and could result in an abrupt correction in risk-asset prices.

Debt Market View

1.       The US 10-Year treasury yield jumped to a year high at 1.60% before cooling off to close the month at 1.41%.

2.       Indian bond yields also witnessed similar trend as the 10-Year Government Bond yield surged by about 32 basis points to end the month at 6.23%.

 

Commodity View

Crude : Crude oil prices in this year after the OPEC’s (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) top producer, Saudi Arabia decided to cut crude production since February.

Gold : For medium term, we view that Gold have made their bottom, Cool down in the bond yield and weakens in the dollar will support the Gold Price, It can move towards 48600 in first half of the FY21-22.

Base Metal : Due to economic recovery demand for Base Metal increasing and sentiment for all the base metal is positive. All the major government is spending money for Infrastructure will be key driver for the base metal for the FY21-22

Monday 1 February 2021

LifeCell’s pioneering efforts in community cord blood banking wins accolades from IAP

Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) that is committed to health and well-bring of all children today shared its appreciation for LifeCell’s pioneering works in community cord blood banking. With the recent success of India’s first dual cord blood transplant, the medical body acknowledged community cord blood banking as a novel, life-saving measure and also reiterated the need for private organizations timely support in enabling path-breaking treatment modalities that are beneficial to the society.



Sharing his views, Dr. Amar Verma, President Genetics Chapter, Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), said “It was interesting to note the success of double unrelated cord blood cell transplantation in a patient of Aplastic Anemia at Nasik. The successful procedure indeed underlines the need of cord blood banking for future needs. This has reduced the cost of retrieval in India. I hope this draws the attention to the need of a large number. of patients awaiting treatment for conditions like Aplastic Anemia. I wish for this type of endevor in every part of the country.”

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Mayur Abhaya, MD, LifeCell International, said “We are truly humbled by this recognition from a reputed medical body like IAP. It is encouraging to see the medical fraternity take note of our efforts in pioneering improved treatment options in the country. With this confidence we are looking forward to further strengthen our support to medical practitioners and are confident that our efforts will continue to benefit more and more Indians.”

Community Cord Blood Banking, a unique and innovative stem cell banking initiative that was introduced by LifeCell in 2017, helped save a seven-year-old girl suffering from aplastic anaemia – a rare and serious blood disorder when all other possible treatments failed. A team of senior doctors from LOTUS Institute of Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, successfully conducted a double-unit cord blood transplant to save the life of Child from Nashik, Maharashtra.

This transplant was, in particular, challenging because there were no appropriate bone marrow donors and the cost of retrieval of matching units from public cord blood banks would have been quite high. As members of LifeCell Community Bank, the parents placed a matching request for two cord blood units after the child’s sibling was found to be only a 50% (4/8) match. Two high-quality matches (⅞) were found in the registry, which fulfilled the requirement for Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) transplantation.

About LifeCell: Established in 2004, LifeCell is India’s first and largest stem cell bank, enjoying the trust of over 3,50,000+ parents who have banked their children’s stem cells with the company. We are the only player in the industry providing comprehensive stem cell solutions including the novel initiative of community stem cell banking, R&D and point-of-care stem cell therapy for orthopaedic and vascular specialities. Our Diagnostic division offers India’s most comprehensive diagnostic program for mother & baby care, offering preconception, prenatal and newborn testing services aimed at addressing the challenge of high infant mortality rate in the country as well as promoting health and wellness for generations to come


Saturday 23 January 2021

very rare life threatening Heart tumour timely diagnosed and surgically treated :Patient walks home hale and healthy


Venkataeswara Hospitals, proudly announces the timely diagnosis and efficient treatment of a 64 - year old woman, a known patient of Coronary artery disease, Systemic Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus and other multiple co-morbidities.  She was initially admitted with left upper and lower limb numbness and weakness, headache and shortness of breath and on evaluation she was found to have acute stroke - right PCA territory infarct.  On further evaluation ECHO revealed large LA myxoma measuring - 3.8 x 2.7cm attached to IAS (Inter Atrial Septum).  The Cardiothoracic surgeon advised excision of left atrial myxoma.  She was critically ill and treated for severe Urinary tract infection with Septicemia, Anemia, Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Stroke, Hypertension, Uncontrolled Diabetes and she was stabilized with medications and after stabilization, the patient was taken up for  Excision of Myxoma on 05.01.2021.  The post procedure was eventful and now she is able to attend routine daily activities. Atrial myxomas are the primary heart tumors because of non specific symptoms, hence early diagnosis may be a challenge. Annual incidence is about 1 in 20millions individuals.  Left atrial myxoma may not produce characteristic findings on auscultation. Two dimensional echocardiography, is the diagnostic modality of choice.  If undetected and untreated, these patients may land up with sudden cardiac arrest or even sudden death or multiple systemic or cerebral embolism and stroke.  Myxoma accounts for 50% of primary cardiac tumors.  Most patients are sporadic and the exact etiology is not known



No known medical treatment exists for atrial myxoma. Drug therapy is used only for complication such as Stroke, Heart Failure, CHF (Congestive Heart Failure), Cardiac arrhythmias, etc. Operative resection is the treatment of choice for long term prognosis which is excellent.

Thursday 31 December 2020

Pujya Morari Bapu to start Ramkatha from 2nd January at Sethubandh-Dhanushkodi


853rd Ramkatha by Pujya Morari Bapu will start from 2nd January, 2021 at pilgrimage site – Dhanushkodi, Setubandh-Rameshwar with a limited number of pre-invited audiences. Recently Ramkatha has been successfully completed at  Bhagwat Bhumi Shukratal where all Corona related protocols were strictly adhered


Danushkodi is an ancient and famous Hindu pilgrimage place. It is located on the eastern coast of the state of Tamil Nadu, near the southern edge of Rameswaram and near Pamban. The neighboring country Sri Lanka is just 20 kilometers away from this site. Its history is of Ramayana period. It is said that from here Lord Sri Rama started the construction work of the bridge to reach Lanka.

According to religious texts and beliefs, when Lord Shri Ram started returning with Sita after conquering Lanka, the newly appointed Lankapati Vibhishan prayed to Shri Ram that if this bridge built by you remained like this then in future any king from India will attack my Lanka. At the request of Vibhishan, Shriram Ji broke the bridge. This gave the place its name Dhanushkodi.

This nine-day Ram Katha will be shown daily through the Aastha channel and YouTube from 9:30 am. People are requested to take advantage of Ramkatha by staying in your place while following the Corona Guideline issued by the administration

Tuesday 29 December 2020

Levista launches Flavoured Instant Coffee & Supreme variant

  Bangalore based Levista Coffee which turned four this month since its launch, unveiled its four variants of ‘Flavored Coffee’. The four variants include Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut and Choco-Orange.  It has further also launched a new variant of Instant Coffee aptly named ‘Supreme’ which has 70% Coffee content and 30% Chicory. The Flavored coffee would be available across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka through select retail stores & nationally through e commerce platforms.


Mr. S. Shriram, Vice President, Levista Coffee said, “We are very excited and delighted to launch our Flavored Coffee finally today after a lot of R&D. We have four flavors for different taste buds and moods – Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut and Choco-Orange.” The company believes that the flavored coffee will appeal to the Gen-Z and the Millennials as well as satiate the desires of the younger lot as well as those who are young at heart with exotic preparations and menu options, most of which are home-made and self-styled by discerning coffee lovers. Other than this, the company has also launched “Levista Supreme” which has 70% Coffee along with 30% Chicory content. “We have been keeping our ears to the ground, hearing our consumer feedback constantly after which we decided to launch this variant” said Shriram.

The company already has three variants of Instant Coffee – Classic with 100% Coffee, Premium with 80% Coffee and Strong with 60% Coffee while the Institutional packs have 57% Coffee in them. The variant with 70% coffee is among the most sold in the country and Levista, with its unique taste plans to garner a considerable market share with this. Other than this, the company also offers Filter Coffee in two variants with 80% Coffee as well as 60% Coffee for a strong and rich taste. The coffee is available in distinct packaging including Glass Jar, Pouch packaging and its signature Tin packaging, one if its kind in India.

Levista is currently present across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Puducherry through a Distribution Network spanning over 600+ Distributors servicing over 42,000 and more general trade stores. In modern retail, Levista is present across India at select stores through Reliance Retail, More Hypermarkets and Supermarkets, Spencers Retail Stores among others as well as at Metro Cash & Carry. The company aims to onboard 1,500 more distributors to reach a tally of 100,000 Point of Sales by the end of FY 2022.

SLN Coffee Pvt. Ltd. had appointed Mr. S. Shriram as Vice President for its flagship brand Levista Coffee in Jan. ‘20. Shriram oversees the complete business for Levista including Sales and Marketing, Branding, Supply Chain Management and overall Business Strategy. Shriram who joined the Retail Industry in 1997 said, “I am extremely happy to have joined Levista early this year and this has been one of the fastest, toughest (due to Covid-19) and perhaps the most satisfying run during my 23 years’ in the Indian Retail Industry, especially from the learnings during my first stint at “RPG Foodworld

Thursday 10 December 2020

Tanishq launches its 10th store in Chennai

 

Retail expansion with launch of new store marks 100 stores of Tanishq in Southern India

Tanishq, India’s most trusted jewellery continues its retail expansion with the launch of itsnew store in Ambattur, Chennai. The store was inaugurated byMr. VijeshRajan, Head – Retail, Tanishq and Mr. Narasimhan, Regional Business Manager – South, Tanishq. As part of the grand inauguration, the brand is offering Free Gold Coins* with every plain gold jewellery and diamond jewellerypurchase. The brand is also offering an exciting offerof up to 25%* off on making charges of Gold and Diamond jewellery value. The offer is valid from 10th – 13thDecember 2020.



Spanning across 2500 sq. ft., the new store is located atNo 1, Shoba Nagar, CTH road, Ambattur, Chennai 600053.The store caters to wide range of 2000+ designs across gold, diamonds and solitaires.Wedding jewellery from Rivaah by Tanishq features some stunning jewellery designs for theTamilian brides to-be. This store also caters to Tanishq’s exclusive collections likeAarambh, Virasat, Swayam and Gulnaazapart from the latestEkatvam collection which is based on the theme- ‘Beauty of Oneness’.

Speaking on the occasionMr. VijeshRajan, Head – Retail, Tanishq, saidWe are pleased to announce the launch of our latest store in Ambattur and this new addition is a proud moment for all of us as this marks the addition of the 100th Tanishq store to our retail network in Southern India. We strive to provide unique jewellery shopping experience with a world-class retail ambience and excellent customer service to all customers. We are also providing a safe and convenient shopping experience to all our customers with Gold Standard of Safety measures and remote selling options in place.”

Tanishq, India’s most-loved jewellery brand from the TATA Group, has been synonymous with superior craftsmanship, exclusive designs and guaranteed product quality for over two decades. It has built for itself the envious reputation of being the only jewellery brand in the country that strives to understand the Indian woman and provide her with jewellery that meets her traditional and contemporary aspirations and desires. Attesting to this commitment towards excellence, in 2019, Tanishq has been awarded the title of The Most Trusted Jewellery Brand in India by the Trust Research Advisory. To stress on their commitment to offer the purest jewellery, all Tanishq stores are equipped with the Karatmeter which enables customers to check the purity of their gold in the most efficient manner. Tanishq offers gold and Diamond jewellery (in 22 and 18 karat gold) in over 5000 traditional, western and fusion looks. The jewellery is manufactured in fully integrated manufacturing plants with state-of-the-art equipment. The Tanishq retail chain currently spreads across over 340 exclusive boutiques in more than 200 cities

Sunday 29 November 2020

Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4- Unseen clips


Bala and Ramesh Decode the Will

 Bala and Ramesh talk about how Som stole the will, that was part of the luxury budget task, and how Bala found it. Bala clarifies that he misplaced the will only to make the task more interesting. He tells Ramesh that he wanted to find out who kept the will under Som's bed in the first place.

Whoa! Is Anitha missing Suresh?

Anitha and Sanam are talking about how Suresh was the glue holding the house together. He said he spoke to everyone and entertained everyone. Suchitra disagrees but Sanam and Anitha stick to the fact that Suresh kept everyone in their place.

Samyuktha and Ramya Don’t Clique Well

Samyuktha and Ramya are talking about groupism in the house and how Bigg Boss always pairs the groups together instead of separating them. They also say that they are the only free radicals in the house who belong to no particular group.

Rio’s Day with Dosas

Ramya praises Rio's dosa-making skills. Archana teaches Rio how to make dosas properly.

Up for some roleplay?

Housemates are given certain roles to play for the luxury budget task. Aajeedh plays Suchitra's son and housemates are mocking the roles that each of them have to play. Rio is the son-in-law and Nisha is his wife. Bala keeps bullying everyone saying he will be the heir to the property.

How bored is Nisha?

Nisha is bored and asks Jithan Ramesh, Rio to entertain her. But they start mocking her instead. She asks them to not sleep because she is bored but they don't listen to her.

An unforeseen Eggcident

Housemates are discussing how Rio wasted an egg and it is in the bin. Rio clarifies that it fell out of his hand on the floor which is why he had to throw it.