Mary Kom to promote and endorse BSNL
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced its association with the Indian boxer-M C Mary Kom as its brand ambassador for two years where the boxer will endorse and engage in promotional activities of the company. Anupam Srivastava, CMD, BSNL, said, “M C Mary Kom, is a popular figure among the youth. The association with her will certainly help in enhancing our brand visibility and assist BSNL in this era of fierce competition to gain a higher market share.” He further added that an association with a popular identity will help BSNL to create and maintain relationships with the customers at a micro level.
ITDC is now Air Force's official cargo partner
Ashok Travels and Tours (ATT), the travel arm of India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) has bagged Indian Air Force's (IAF) “SPEEDEX” (the Stores, Proactive, Efficient and Expeditious Dispatch of Extra Size/Wt Consignment) cargo contract for surface transportation of consignment weighing above 35 kilograms for door-to-door delivery.
NBCC BUILT GRAMALAYA INAuGURATED in Harchandpur
The former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee and the Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, recently inaugurated a ‘Gramalaya’—Gram Sachivalaya, at Harchandpur village in Haryana. This village is one of the selected ones under the “SmartGram”— smart model villages, an initiative of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The project has been implemented by NBCC (India) Ltd, under its CSR endeavour at an approximate cost of Rs 34 lakh. NBCC has used the Novel Habitech-Nivara Tantra housing technology for ecological, affordable construction and disaster resilience
India:3rd fastest growing aviation market by 2025
The International Aviation Summit, jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), the Airports Authority India (AAI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Delhi, commemorated the 50th consecutive month of double-digit domestic growth of Indian aviation. India is forecast to become the third fastest-growing aviation market in the world by 2025, and passenger traffic is expected to grow to over 500 million in 2037.
LIC celebrates its 62nd anniversary
To commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Life insurance Corporation of India, a week-long celebration is being held in the form of an Insurance Week from September 1 to 7. The initiative was inaugurated at the Jeevan Bharti Building in New Delhi under the leadership of the regional manager of the north zone, M R Kumar. Justice R K Agrawal, the president of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDPC) graced the occasion as the chief guest. Various activities like a mega-plantation drive, health, and eye check-up camps will be organised during this week.
Scout for fun
Ways to educate
At the 19th ‘Cub-Bulbul Utsav’ and Global Advocacy Course, organised by the Northern Railway Bharat Scout and Guides at the Scout Hut in Delhi, several informative and educative topics were taught to the young participants of the camp. The event was graced by Rajesh Tiwari, the additional general manager of the Northern Railway and the president of the NRBSG as the chief guest and saw participation of 43 boys (cubs) and 38 girls (bulbuls) under the age of 10 along with 191 members.
Kiran Jain is wow air’s MD for india
Kiran Jain, a dynamic professional with over 25 years of experience in the commercial aviation business covering both airports and airlines, will be joining WOW air, Iceland's low-fare transatlantic airline as the Managing Director for India. Her experience ranges from airlines and airports in the United States and India where she has led the marketing, sales, communication and government relations functions, thereby bringing a diverse aviation management experience to the company.
POWERGRID's focus on preventive vigilance
An extensive training program on preventive vigilance was organised by the Vigilance Department of the POWERGRID Northern Region-I at New Delhi. The executive director of NR-I, H K Mallick, emphasised on the need of transparency in the system and said that the the role of every employee is vital in creating awareness for good governance.
5 lakh community toilets by 2019
A workshop, “Swachh Survekshan-2019” was organised by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, where the Minister of State, Hardeep Singh Puri said, that the civic bodies of the country will achieve their physical target of constructing five lakh community and 67 lakh individual household toilets by the end of 2019. He appreciated that NMDC bagged the first position in the category of cities of one to three lakh population and was ranked fourth in the country during the workshop. NDMC chairman, Naresh Kumar also highlighted the various achievements of the civic body in New Delhi area under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Israel targets 90,000 indians by 2018 end
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) aims to achieve 90,000 Indians by the end of 2018.
Hassan Madah, Director, Israel Ministry of Tourism—India and Philippines, said, “With a half-yearly record growth of 82 per cent as compared to the same period in 2015, more than 44,000 Indian tourists have already visited the country from January to July this year.”