The New India Story

Chandigarh :  Bioclimatic architecture – a way of designing buildings based on local climate, and ensuring thermal comfort using environmental resources is fast gaining ground in  India . Bioclimatic architecture is at the core of green building development. The design style tries to integrate well into natural surroundings.  Omar Rabie, Sumit Singla, Lohit Bansal Omar K Rabie, an Egyptian architect says, "If one’s house is well oriented with the sun and the wind, encouraging favoured airflow and reducing unfavoured solar radiation, then he can open a window towards a well-shaded planted transitional space instead of using the AC when it gets hot. Bioclimatic architecture gels with nature, where residents have ample wind, sunlight, rain, heat, humidity, and other natural phenomena." It is noteworthy that Rabie an International Union of Architects (IUA) awarded designer has created the layout and design of the upcoming 'The Wellness City' on the  Chandig...

  Chandigarh : Inside The Pocket (ITP), the leading global free-to-play (F2P) aggregator platform, announces the official launch of daily fantasy platform WonderWins in India . As a highlight to WonderWins India debut, the daily fantasy’s free platform will be exclusively available on ESPNcricinfo, the world’s largest digital cricket destination. WonderWins is primed to debut ahead of the IPL’s 2022 season, which begins on March 26. The app is live and available to download for android and iOS users through the website and app store respectively. As a unique gameplay experience to the India and subcontinent launch, the app features ‘2nd innings’, where users will have the ability to revise or adapt gameplay plans as a strategic opportunity to better their fantasy performance mid game. Made in India , WonderWins aims to provide the thriving and ever-growing gaming community a platform that is as rewarding as it is fun. Identifying the diversity in fantasy gamer profiles, Wonder...

  Dr Hemant Garg Chandigarh :  The use of technology and digital transactions will grow rapidly this year, but the financial institutions will have to ensure to protect people from online frauds. Panjab University (PU) alumnus Dr Hemant Garg gave this opinion while commenting on the future trends of fintech in 2022. He recently made India proud by successfully managing the Infinity Forum, a global FinTech event, inaugurated by PM Modi and addressed by business leaders like Reliance MD Mukesh Ambani, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Soft Bank CEO Masayashi Son and others. Dr Garg has done LLM from PU, Chandigarh . Dr. Garg, Nodal Officer (Social Media) at the International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA), believes that Crypto assets powered by blockchain technology will evolve and become popular in the same way as social media evolved from what it was in 2015. However, the RBI is in the process of releasing Blockchain CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) as...

  Chandigarh : Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit  gave away awards to 29 prominent women achievers on the occasion International Women's Day. The governor also unveiled a Coffee Table Book on the occasion. “International Women’s Day is celebrated globally to mark the success and achievements of women in social, economic, cultural and political spheres. Women are an epitome of strength, empathy, compassion and sacrifice. They seamlessly carry on so many roles of daughter, wife, caring mother or professional,” said Purohit at Touch Woman of Substance (TWOS-2022) award ceremony at Hyatt Regency here. Dr Preeti Jindal, President of Mohali Obstetrics & Gynecology Society and Director of the Touch Clinic informed the gathering that the ‘Touch Woman of Substance’ award function has been organized by The Touch Clinic for many years. “It is a matter of great pride for us that deserving women achievers received their awards from the hands of ...

Art Blogger : Shital Verma, one of the most talented and creative illustrators of the country, has been honoured by Creative Gaga (CG), a highly talked about magazine in the art circles, for his extraordinary designing skills. His profile and art work has got featured in the first volume edition of the CG’s “Best Indian Illustrators”. Shital is the National Design Editor of Nav Bharat Times.  On this recognition, Shital smilingly said, “It was a dream come true moment for me, feeling like on cloud nine to be featured on CG’s Best Indian illustrators, Volume 1 edition. I had never thought of a national level recognition by such a noted publication in the Design and Commercial Art world. I started my career as an illustrator way back in1995 with a publication house in Allahabad , and later switched to Graphic Design and Art Direction. However, illustration is my core competency and for the past 6 years I have sharpened my lost skills again and practiced with various mediums, like ba...

Chandigarh : City’s young and dynamic entrepreneur brother duo – Akshay and Karan Grover – will be bringing a whiff of fresh air in tricity’s hospitality sector, with the formal unveiling of French hospitality behemoth Accor's Novotel Hotel, Tribune Chowk on October 1st. The hotel in all its grandeur  qualifies to be a landmark feather in the cap of City Beautiful, & the iconic  facility is going to offer better times for the hospitality sector, while providing many direct and indirect jobs to hospitality industry professionals. “A good hotel creates a chain of opportunities for everyone -- for owners, for employees and also for the people associated with the hotel as business partners. The hospitality sector was the first to get affected by the huge impact of pandemic following cancelled weddings, conferences and travel, we are hopeful that Novotel will have a role in providing impetus to growth of tricity's hospitality sector” reflect Akshay and Karan. “The social g...

  New Delhi :  25th International Conference on Non-Ferrous Metals 2021 was held on 3rd and 4th September 2021 at Hotel Le-Meridian,  New Delhi . Corporate Monitor teamed up with JNARDDC, Aluminium Association of India , Material Recycling Association of India and Ministry of Mines for this International Conference. Shri Sanjay Lohiya , IAS. Add Secretary, Ministry of Mines , Govt of India inaugurated   the conference  in the august presence  of the Heads of public and private sector organisations  dealing with Non ferrous  minerals  and metals like CMD of NALCO, Director of HCL and Vedanta , CEO- Copper Business Hindalco . The event provided an excellent platform to bring together  the Indian Non ferrous industry with the  international metal industry and also provided an opportunity to  share the view points and discuss the best practices, benchmarks technological advancements innovations and opportunities o...