7th Global Economic Summit to strengthen bilateral ties with India and Middle East

World Trade Centre Mumbai and All India Association of Industries today announced their annual flagship event - Global Economic Summit  (GES 2018) on ‘GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCs) : Accelerating MSME Growth, Development and Sustainability’. Supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India and Foreign Trade Association,  GES 2018 will be held from February 22 to 24, 2018 at World Trade Centre, Mumbai. The exceptional three-day Summit aims to feature intellectually stimulating Conferences, Exhibitions, Business-to-Business Meetings, Awards and Field Visits.

Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India has consented to address the Summit. Other eminent speakers include Mr. Sebastian Saez, Lead Economist - Trade & Competitiveness, World Bank Group; Dr. Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization; Mr. Nadim Ahmad, Head of Trade and Competitiveness Statistics Division, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Mr. Hugo Beteta, Subregional Director, ECLAC-Mexico, The Economic Commission for Latin America; Mr. Andrew Crosby, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and Prof. Yang Jun, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.

More than 500 business delegates from India and overseas will participate in the Summit to explore potential partners in the value chain for their products and services and discuss challenges and policy remedies for integrating MSMEs in the GVCs. Focus sectors of the Summit includes Auto and Auto Components, Energy and Environment, Hospitality, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Infrastructure, Education and Vocational Training, Electrical and Electronics, Gems, Jewellery, Information and Communication Technology, Life Science and Biotechnology, Mechanical and Metallurgical, Textile and Leather along with Supply Chain and Logistics.

Key issues to be discussed in GES 2018 are:

·        Global Value Chains: Enabler of Sustainable Trade

·        National and Multilateral Approaches to Foster GVCs

·        Building MSME Competitiveness Through Value Chain Integration

·        GVCs: Adaptation of New Technologies

·        GVC Case Study Presentations (Agriculture, Manufacturing and Service Sectors)

Inviting participation and collaboration from the Enterprises, SME’s & MSME’s from Middle East and Africa (MENA Region), forthcoming Global Economic Summit will deliberate on the opportunities and challenges for MSMEs to enhance their participation in GVCs. The Summit will examine the effects of the entire process of producing goods from raw materials to finished products at competitive costs and quality. Providing opportunities for the MSMEs to extend beyond local boundaries by highlighting the global market trends, while integrating into the value chains shall be one of the primary objectives of the 7^th Global Economic Summit.

MENA countries contribute nearly one quarter of India’s total foreign trade. Making the summit an excellent opportunity for the Business Leaders / Policy Makers / Retail Chains / Financial Institutes and Supply Chain and Logistics companies from Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the Summit will facilitate trade and business opportunities with potential partners. Petroleum products, financial services, agriculture commodities, real estate and construction are the dominant sectors in the bilateral economic partnership of MENA and India. 

Avalara Partnership Program for ERP publishers and tax practitioners

Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses, and an Application Service Provider (ASP) has launched GST Compliance Partnership Program for ERP publishers, tax professionals, and entrepreneurs. The program allows partner companies to offer Avalara’s TrustFile GST compliance solution to their customers to help businesses manage the new and complex GST compliance requirements within existing business and financial systems.

One of Avalara’s partners, speaking on the occasion, Tushar Kadam, Sales Director, abas Force (India) Pvt. Ltd.,  a Mumbai-based ERP provider with global customers and operations and 35 years of experience delivering flexible ERP solutions for mid-sized businesses aspiring to be leaders in their industries said, “Avalara’s solutions helped abas India enable our customers to easily and affordably manage their GST data reconciliation and return filing obligations. Avalara’s flexible file import capability reduces the time and effort new customers require integrating with our solutions. Because of Avalara’s support as a partner, abas India team can address all customer concerns regarding GST with ease. “

Partners need to sign up a simple form on Avalara site to enroll either as a Development & Solution Partner (DSP), Marketing & Sales Partner (MSP) or Accounting & Consulting Partner (ACP). Once enrolled in the program, DSPs along with Avalara team develops the integration between their system and Avalara TrustFile GST solution for seamless data transmission. This helps the customer extract its invoice data directly from their ERP to their TrustFile GST dashboard. MSP is purely a referral partnership arrangement.

Key to the program is Avalara’s multi-faceted integration strategy.  “Our extensive network of both partner-created and internally-authored connectors, “ enables us to deliver solutions through systems our customers already use,” says William Rau, Senior Director for Avalara, Inc., “and through the GST Compliance Partnership Program we are actively creating new connectors and expanding existing integrations to support India GST data collection. This allows businesses to have a tax solution built into their existing financial and business technologies that is designed to improve efficiency and accuracy in their compliance management.”

Avalara’s partners also benefit from a variety of other tools to support sales, marketing, and training efforts, including but not limited to:

·        Access to Avalara’s partner portal with an interactive dashboard for lead follow up

·         Tax training webinars & events

Avalara’s partner programs are designed to make tax compliance technologies more accessible to businesses of all sizes and help our partners grow. 

XIUS Enables Toka’s MVNO Operations in Mexico

XIUS, a global leader in mobile technology has been selected by Toka, a company specializing in electronic payment solutions to launch Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services through the brand Tokamóvil in Mexico. Toka will operate its MVNO on Telefonica Movistar’s network.

New technologies hold the potential for MVNOs to expand their product offerings and compete with value added services to attract and retain subscribers in highly competitive markets. Leveraging Movistar’s network will allow Tokamóvil to have low capital investments. This strategy would further enable them to provide their customers lucrative products with appealing tariffs and offers while also facilitating subscribers with impeccable service. 

Increasing smartphone penetration, mobile data usage and concerted efforts by the regulator to establish MVNO specific framework have been key in giving a boost to Mexico’s MVNO market. 

Get Stylish, Look Great, Feel Confident with Merry Käufer

  -  Embrace yourself with a personal stylist to ascertain your persona

New Delhi: New Delhi based start-up Merry Käufer Retail Pvt. Ltd., has successfully launched India’s pioneer personal styling service.  Ascertaining an individual with a personal style, amid their regular routine at home, workplace and or during family occasions is one of the core purposes of Merry Käufer. Aiming to become a personal styling partner for thousands of discerning individuals, Merry Käufer is gearing up to make its mark in the fashion and styling industry.

Käufer is a German word that signifies “Shopper” and the name Merry Käufer signifies ‘Happy Shoppers’. Merry Käufer’s Personal Stylists have completed their formal education in Fashion Styling from top fashion institutes of India. These Style Experts come with great knowledge and experience of fashion, styling, current and forthcoming trends. You would feel more confident while being styled and guided by them.

It’s a styling experience that fits your style, inclinations and spending plans. These stylists prescribe the most suitable mixes by analyzing the current closet resources. They de-clutter your wardrobe and fill it with essential articles to ensure, all that is possessed in the wardrobe should have a reason.

With right recommendations on shopping for the right garments, accessories or combinations, Merry Käufer treats shopping as an investment. 

Speaking on the occasion, Ria Dixit, Founder and Director Styling, Merry Käufer, said, “First impression is the last impression, you convey many things instantly. People create impressions about you and your personality type based on what you are wearing and how you carry yourself. At Merry Käufer, we believe in setting a competitive advantage for our customers, both men and women by equipping and embracing them with a personal style.”

Ria Dixit, Founder & Styling Director, Merry Käufer

Wardrobe Makeover, Event Styling, Wedding Styling, Fashion Styling and other additional requirement-based styling sessions along with professional photo shoots are offered at MerryKäufer.  The services can be availed through the Merry Käufer website (www.merrykaufer.com) or by getting associated through social media pages on various social handles like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to name a few.

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About Merry Käufer: www.merrykaufer.com

Merry Käufer is India’s first personal styling and fashion platform providing the facility of hiring fashion and personal stylists. Merry Kaufer aims to solve styling queries of men and women to help them look great. Merry Käufer’s Personal Stylists are professionals certified by top fashion institutes of India and International. The Style Experts come with great knowledge of the fashion and the styling industry and enable in creating for more confident looks for individuals.

Deesan Group Chooses NovelERP Solutions To Transform Business with SAP S/4HANA

SAP partner NovelERP Solutions, announced the successful go-live implementation of SAP S/4HANA to manage all facets of the company’s operations for Deesan Group, India’s largest textile company. Deesan Group is in the business of manufacturing of terry towels,bathrobes,garments,t-shirts,shirting fabrics.The implementation will manage end-to-end services of implementing SAP S/4HANA including HCM, SFIN (FICO), Fiori modules.It will support the company to standardise its core business and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations at many different levels.

Speaking on the occasion,Avinash Kulkarni,General Manager IT and SAP,Deesan Group said, “SAP has been an exceptionally strong partner for us, and the combination of the powerful SAP S/4HANA software with NovelERP’s best practices and textile industry expertise, make this a unique offering for the textile industry. We will enable operational efficiencies by simplifying business processes and integrating them into a single platform.  It will also help us to reduce the complexity of day to day operations by enabling greater visibility and enhancing our services.

Narendra Ranawat, Managing Director, NovelERP Solutions said, “By combining SAP S/4HANA with our expertise, we are demonstrating our commitment to providing customers with simplicity and choice for their journey to the digital economy. This offering will benefit from the impact and reach of SAP’s Run Simple campaign and demonstrate how SAP and partners deliver on the promise to help customers master complexity in the digital age.

Our SAP expertise and capabilities span across all key capabilities including core SAP S/4HANA, user experience and analytics. Our Focus is to deliver  services to enable large companies using SAP software to leverage the power of digital. We have designed and executed focused solutions that have achieved business process efficiencies, effectiveness and planned outcomes for Deesan Group.

SAP S/4HANA is designed to drive business innovation with simplicity by connecting people, devices and business networks in real time to support the development of new business models. It will also help accelerate the on ramp to Internet of Things and Big Data. The simplified data model allows customers to reimagine their IT, helping to drive lower costs and aiming to help deliver IT efficiency.

Get Stylish, Look Great, Feel Confident with Merry Käufer

-Gift your loved ones a ‘Merry Käufer’ - Styling session

-Pamper yourself with a personal stylist and demystify your wardrobe assets

New Delhi: As the month of August sets in, we start getting into a mood of gifting, holidays and festivities.  With festivals around the corner, people are busy searching for the most viable, yet valuable gifting options for their loved ones. Merry Käufer denotes 'Happy Shoppers' - India’s pioneer personal styling platform.

 

Merry Käufer is a styling experience that fits your style, inclinations and spending plan. Merry Kaufer treats shopping as an investment. At the ease of your doorstep, Merry Käufer introspects the current closet resources and prescribes for the most suited mixes. It recognizes and fills in the services to ensure, all that is possessed in the wardrobe should have a reason. Gorgeously outlined outfits pulled together with proper frill and right hair-do's certainly deserts an impression.

Speaking on the occasion, Ria Dixit, Founder and Director Styling, Merry Käufer, said, “Selection of the right clothing, fashion and accessories suiting the right occasions is a difficult choice. People often face the problem of what to wear, how to choose the right accessories, suitable footwears to match and plan for correct hair-do options.  At MerryKäufer, we understand, analyze and recommend right personal styling tips, in order to bring out the best of who you are. We aim to leverage our skill sets and knowledge to facilitate our customers to look great and feel confident.”

Wardrobe Makeover, Event Styling, Wedding Styling, Fashion Styling and other additional requirement-based styling sessions along with professional photo shoots are carried offered at MerryKäufer. The services can be availed of through the Merry Käufer website (www.merrykaufer.com) or by getting associated with social media pages.

On the occasion of Raksha-Bandhan, Merry Kaufer is also running a special Gifting offer –

#Raksha-Bandhan-Gift-a-Personal-Stylist-Session.

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About Merry Kaufer: www.merrykaufer.com

Merry Käufer is India’s first personal styling and fashion platform providing the facility of hiring fashion and personal stylists. Merry Kaufer aims to solve styling queries of men and women to help them look great. Merry Kaufer’s Personal Stylists are professionals certified by top fashion institutes of India and International. The Style Experts come with great knowledge of the fashion and the styling industry and enable in creating for more confident looks for individuals.

Kubuqi Model lauded by International Community as one Chinese Experience to comprehensive desertification control

Kubuqi Model lauded by International Community as one Chinese Experience to comprehensive desertification control

 

The sixth Kubuqi International Desert Forum was held from July 28 to July 30 in the Kubuqi Desert in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Participating guests from other countries visited Kubuqi and witnessed the successful practices of Kubuqi’s desertification control. The forum offered them better understanding of the Kubuqi Model. They believe that the Kubuqi Model will play an important role in desertification control in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. International conferences held in China are becoming attractive platforms for sharing effective experiences in promoting global ecological development.

Effective Systematic Planning

The core pillars of the Kubuqi Model are government policy support, industrial investment, market-oriented participation of farmers and herdsmen and sustainable ecological improvement.

Mr. Pradeep Monga

Many countries along the Belt and Road Initiative suffered desertification, and that good design plays a key role in helping China create the Kubuqi Model, a unique path of desertification control, said Pradeep Monga, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. He also said that with joint efforts, the public sectors and private sectors have introduced an innovative mode for desertification control. It empowers the land with greater productivity. It contributes to a sustainable development and creates more employment opportunities." I'm very glad to witness the real achievements Kubuqi solution has secured." he said.

The Indonesian Economic and Industrial Committee Chairman Bachir gave Kubuqi a thumbs up for the practice of raising sheep under photovoltaic panels. He said he appreciated the imagination of local businesses in ecosystem design and said he would like to share Kubuqi’s comprehensive desertification control experiences for the benefit of the international community.

Mr. Antonis Samaras

“It is amazing! “Antonis Samaras, Former Greek Prime Minister said,“I see that human beings could turn desert into oasis. This is a miracle. They could transform the nightmare into good vision or vista, with plenty of joy and hope. Therefore I would like to say congratulations to China.

A Globally Popular Model

The Kubuqi Model has been praised by the UN Environment Programme for desertification control and being an “eco-pioneer” in greening the world thanks to its success in ecological restoration. The Kubuqi Model has become a name card for China’s desertification control efforts. In order to promote and share the experience of combating desertification, the Kubuqi International Desert Forum was established in 2007 and has been held five times thanks to the support of governments at all levels, relevant departments, the UNEP and the UNCCD secretariat. More than 2,000 political dignitaries, experts and ecological entrepreneurs from around the world have participated in field trips, professional exchanges and experience sharing via forums and benefited greatly from them.

The Kubuqi Model has become a popular topic in several meetings and dialogues of the sixth Kubuqi International Desert Forum. Participating foreign guests believed that the Kubuqi Model should be widely shared in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.

Prof. Atsushi Tsunekawa from Arid Land Research Centre, Tottori University in Japan, said it was urgent for countries along the Belt and Road Initiative to cooperate over ecological restoration. They need to conduct risk assessment for environmental and sustainable development, and the successful practices of the Kubuqi Model should be used as one reference, he said.

Elvis Paul Tangem, the coordinator from The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative, Africa Union Commission, said that it's always a dream of his to witness in person what Kubuqi has achieved in anti-desertification，which he had never seen before, which completely changed his perception.

"I'm very impressed, and motivated." said Arslanbek Omurzakov, Deputy director of Centre for Study of the Silk Road, Kyrgyzstan, “after hearing about Kubuqi's experience in anti-desertification，the change is not only imposed on eco-system, but also on the whole society, which makes it sustainable. ”He wishes the technology could be introduced to more countries or enterprises.

Shafqat Kakakhel, Chairman of Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad Pakistan said: Kubuqi model is a miracle of modernisation and and this success hinges on the will of the Chinese government. He said that according to China's Kubuqi experience can draw the following conclusions: first it need a political commitment. Which is impetus from  top political leaders. Second, there is a proper policy. Thirdly, there should be appropriate political institutions. Moreover, it need to promote science and technology. Finally, the most important is participation from community and individuals in all aspects of society.

Kubuqi Brings Hope

Desert control is a worldwide problem, and the Kubuqi Desert is the first desert in the world to achieve large-scale successful control.

The success of Kubuqi Model relies mainly on increasing local people’s income in the greening efforts via the combination of ecology and industry, enterprise development and ecological management. These efforts will expand oases and happiness while reducing desert and poverty.

Prof. Victor Squire from the University of Adelaide, Australia, said  the Kubuqi International Desert Forum had prompted people in all areas to think about desertification, and that the Kubuqi Model has made it impossible to find just one solution to the challenge by showing that land users are both part of the problem and part of the solution. The Kubuqi Model also provides a way for transformation, which gives us hope.

British bio-carbon engineering company founder Lauren Fletcher said that Kubuqi’s achievements in desertification control was very impressive and the delegation from his company felt excited for participating in the forum. He also said that drones tree planting technologies need to be further developed so as to contribute to combating desertification.

These achievements point out the direction for desertification control and hope it will achieve greater success in the future to help the 2 billion hectares desertification worldwide.

A Chinese solution to ecological restoration

After the forum ended, experts believed the forum let participants see that Kubuqi’s concept of green development and experiences of sustainable development can offer fundamental solutions to help peaceful development of the desertification regions involving over 2 billion people globally. Many guests are looking forward to the 13th General Assembly of the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which will be held in Ordos and might bring together more unique solutions and richer consensus. The ecological development in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative need both Chinese solutions as well as China being one sharing platform.

BON Cloud Story--I want to see ocean in the desert

Disabled cyclist tackles the desert at the Wuhai International Cycling Conference

Wuhai city in Inner Mongolia is a land of immense beauty and contrasts – from the towering desert dunes, to the roiling waters of the Yellow River. But for one man, the call of the Ulan Buh Desert is the call of challenge.

Wang Yonghai lost his left leg in a car accident when he was 19 years old. One day, by pure change, he came across the national para-cycling team training near his home. Inspired by the encounter Wang started to train and compete in para-cycling events.

Wang Yonghai joined the China National Para-Cycling Team from 2001 to 2011 and participated in many cycling races at home and abroad, winning 6 gold medals and many honors. In the 7^th National Paralympic Games, he took gold in the Five Kilometer Road Race. He also participated in the Columbia Century Paralympic Games LC3 Level Cycling Event and Ranked Third in this world class event.

After retiring from the team, Wang continues to challenge himself. He participated in the Tour of Qinghai Lake 2013, competed against all normal athletes, and completed the match in 13 days. His spirit touched the nation and was awarded the Disability Sportsmanship Award of 2013 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year. In 2016, he rode 2160 km, 18 days independently along the Sichuan-Tibet road to get to Potala Palace and became the first handicapped cyclist who has successfully conquered the tough inter-provincial passage.

But the desert is a special challenge that he will face during the Wuhai International Cycling Conference, starting on August 26. The event is authorized by the Audax Club Parisien (ACP) and organized by Randonneurs of China (ROCn) and includes a grueling 200-kilometer ride expected to take participants more than 13 hours.

I Want To See the Ocean in the Desert

“I Want to See the Ocean in the Desert” is a five-minute documentary produced by BON International Co-production Team, Canada, showcasing Wang Yonghai’s first attempt to traverse the hauntingly beautiful Ulan Buh Desert and Wuhai Lake. The message of the film is that no matter what is holding you back, through mindfulness and careful mental discipline you too can achieve great things and turn personal tragedies into personal successes.

 

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Jyothy Laboratories Ltd. selects Intellect Bizware Services Pvt. Ltd. as a strategic partner to transform business with SAP S/4HANA

SAP partner Intellect Bizware Services Pvt. Ltd, announced the successful go-live with SAP S/4HANA for Jyothy Laboratories, India-based multi-brand, multi-product company focused on FMCG Industry. The company is principally engaged in manufacturing and marketing of fabric whiteners, soaps, detergents, mosquito coils and incense sticks.

Mr. Ravi Razdan, Head – Systems & HR, Jyothy Laboratories Ltd. said, “We have just embarked our journey for digital transformation and ensured that business and end user had smooth transition from old ERP to SAP system. We have successfully upgraded and migrated to SAP platform, thus enabling a smooth transition. With SAP S/4HANA, we are aiming to bring process eminence to our organization and empower to drive our core businesses with enhanced simplicity and effectiveness.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sabahat Kazi, CEO, Intellect Bizware Services said “S/4HANA will help Jyothy Labs establish a digital core, around which they can innovate and digitally transform their business.”

SAP S/4HANA was designed to enable businesses to both master the challenges and leverage the benefits of digitalization for businesses. As the modern digital core, it serves as the nerve center of the enterprise. SAP S/4HANA has the power to significantly accelerate the speed of both transactional and analytics performance and radically reduce an organization’s data footprint. As a system of intelligence, it offers decision-making support, simulation, pattern recognition, and prediction capabilities to help organizations transform from the reactive to the proactive.Integration not only between departments, but also with suppliers, customers, the workforce, and the Internet of Things makes immediate and valuable insights across an entire business.

Jyothy Laboratories aims to move to the next level through digitization of every business process along with a workflow for continuous business improvements. SAP helped Jyothy Laboratories to Run Simple while minimizes costs and disruptions.

Adroit Infotech enables VICCO Laboratories to Go Live with SAP S/4HANA

SAP partner Adroit Infotech, announced the successful go-live with SAP S/4HANA solution for VICCO Laboratories, the pioneer of promoting Ayurveda.

VICCO Laboratories, operating in a highly demanding market providing Ayurvedic products, faced challenges in goods tracking among the business units, manual tracking of serial numbers and managing of promotions and schemes, manual pricing, stocking and serviceability, AR, cash discounts, cash flow, credit management and controls. The company was looking for an efficient IT/ERP system to combat the operational challenges. After evaluating many solutions and vendors, VICCO Laboratories selected SAP S/4 HANA as the solution and Adroit Infotech as the implementation partner.

Mr Arif Poonawala,  CEO - Adroit Infotech (Subsidiary of Sphere Global Services Ltd.) said, “We implemented SAP S/4HANA, and key SAP solutions for VICCO Laboratories, which included integrating their sales portal with SAP.”

The solution covers implementation of best practices to facilitate seamless collaboration between production and purchasing through MRP cockpit, visibility of real-time shop floor inventories to enable sales commitment & deliveries. It includes usage of sales historical data for predictive analysis. It also includes consistent and reliable business insights across all financial elements such as FI period closing cycles, communication with banks, statutory and legal compliance related to rules and regulation. Ardroit Infotech ensured that the solution is comprehensive and meet industry standards.

Mr Sanket Joshi, IT Head of VICCO Laboratories stated, “SAP S/4HANA implementation helped for a quicker and accurate report of the management system. SAP has now enabled to connect all the dots, connect inter department and collect internal reports and to make the process from production to despatch, faster and accurate.

Adroit Infotech has been delivering best of the breed, customer-centric SAP solutions to its clients in terms of S/4HANA consulting, implementation, cloud products, application management services, their technological expertise and customer-driven engagement models while leveraging their global assets, which has helped successful go-live for VICCO Laboratories
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Five Cars To Gift Your Mom This Mother’s Day

With Mother’s Day around the corner, it’s time to make your mom feel special. What better way to do it than presenting her with a new set of wheels!

Looking to buy a car for your mother?  We’ve listed five cars that would make for a perfect gift for your mom this Mother’s Day. To make matters convenient, they are all automatic cars and compact in size for her to be able to punt it around the city easily.

1.  Maruti Suzuki Ignis AMT
The Maruti Suzuki Ignis is unique. Yes, it may look quirky to some because of its oddball exterior design, but it definitely grabs attention. Moreover, the Ignis is spacious, has a funky interior theme, comes with an automatic option with both the petrol and diesel engine. Best of all, there are countless personalisation options available that your mother can choose to reflect her taste. The Ignis AMT is available in Delta and Zeta variants. The seating position is relatively high and getting in and out is perfect for people of all heights. With a bit of personal touch that you can add to it, the Ignis can announce your arrival from a distance. Don’t women love such attention? We bet they do! The Ignis AMT with the 1.2-litre petrol engine will cost you Rs 5.74 lakh (Delta) and Rs 6.30 lakh (Zeta) while the 1.3-litre diesel costs about Rs 6.94 lakh (Delta) and Rs 7.46 lakh (Zeta) (all prices ex-showroom Delhi).

2.  Honda Brio AT
The Brio hasn’t changed much since its launch, but that doesn’t make it look outdated. Like the Ignis, the Brio also comes equipped with a peppy 1.2-litre, 4-cylinder unit that makes 88PS of maximum power. The engine comes with a 5-speed torque converter which does the job well within the confines of the city. The Brio automatic will cost you Rs 6.82 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Yes, it does appear to be a bit on the higher side, especially for a car that hasn’t seen a lot of changes to its mechanicals and styling in the recent past. But we’re sure the Honda badge and the overall refinement levels make it a worthy purchase. It sits a little low, so it’s better to ask your mother to go for a spin in it before signing on the dotted line.

3.  Volkswagen Polo GT TSI
The Volkswagen Polo GT TSI is a mean machine. It has a 1.2-litre, 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that dishes out 105PS of maximum power. The engine is powerful and refined, but the 7-speed DSG transmission it comes with makes the package divine. This car is quite quick compared to the hatchbacks listed above, and we’d recommend you to pick it only if your mom loves fast cars and has a serious need for speed. The Polo GT TSI is priced around Rs 9.30 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). It may appear costly, but we’re sure your mom will appreciate the overall fit and finish, the DSG gearbox, the power and refinement levels.

4.  Volvo V40
Ever since the Volvo V40 facelift donned the Thor’s Hammer headlamps, it’s become the new heartthrob of the luxury hatchback segment. Put everything aside and just focus on the way the V40 looks. Measuring 4,369mm in length, this car is not small by any standards (definitely longer than the Dzires and the Xcents). And it’s wide too, measuring 1,857mm in width and has got the road presence that your mother would want. If you were planning on upgrading your mother's ride and enter the luxury league, do go for a short ride in Volvo’s entry-level hatchback before making a purchase. It costs Rs 26.04 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

5.  MINI Cooper D
MINI is the first name that comes to mind when you talk about compact luxury hatchbacks. The entry-level 3-door Cooper D is compact, stylish, and has a 115PS diesel engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The Cooper D, or any other MINI for that matter, makes a style statement of its own. This one gets only 2-doors (and a boot lid) but has a rear bench as well. There are numerous personalisation options as well to make it suit your taste. The Cooper D costs Rs 28.50 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Ninad Karpe joins the Board of Slonkit

Ninad Karpe, former MD and CEO of Aptech, has joined the Board of Sienna Systems to advise its flagship brand – Slonkit. Slonkit is India’s first money management app linked to a physical VISA card that helps youngsters to learn the art of smart money management from a very early age. As a Director and Strategic Advisor, Ninad will enable Slonkit to augment its presence across India and further strengthen its position as India’s leading money management app for youngsters and children. 

Ninad brings in rich experience in the Edtech space and has been instrumental in making Aptech Ltd. – a global brand in IT education and training. Under his leadership, Aptech has expanded its footprint to 1300 centers across 42 emerging countries. Prior to that, he was the MD, India and SAARC countries, of CA technologies, a world leader in software services.

Commenting on his appointment, Ninad said, “Slonkit is an interesting and effective tool to help youngsters to manage money better. I think, today there is no avenue for teenagers and youngsters to practise money management and budgeting and to become financially prudent. Slonkit fills this void very well and enables parents to let their children manage money by themselves while setting a few guiderails and offering the occasional friendly advice. Slonkit has ensured the highest standards of safety and security. The Slonkit card can be ordered from anywhere and can be controlled using the Slonkit mobile app.  This makes it very convenient, appealing and a favourite money management tool for youngsters.”

Welcoming Ninad on board, Javed Tapia, Founder of Slonkit, stated, “Ninad is an industry veteran and has been instrumental in guiding brands like Aptech to global excellence. I am sure his strategic guidance and direction would be invaluable for Slonkit to further strengthen its position as the “go-to” brand for youngsters to learn money management and prepare for the future by practising cashless transactions.”

CRMNEXT Receives 2017 CUSTOMER Magazine Product of the Year Award

CRMNEXT announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named CRMNEXT as a 2017 CUSTOMER Product of the Year Award winner.

CRMNEXT, a truly digital CRM platform for enterprises with its innovations like  Vivid™ Journey, Trinity Cross Sell Modeller™, Autoflow Designer™ and Catalyst Performance Modeller™ has provided scalable and agile solution that has been used by over one million users who manage close to a billion customers using it.

“CRMNEXT has powered large enterprises to enable sales and service teams accelerate performance armed with visual, actionable interface and intelligence. This award proves how our customers have derived benefits from it Do and Not just view approach to CRM solutions”, says Sushil Tyagi – director Global Sales and Marketing, CRMNext.

The 2017 CUSTOMER Product of the Year Award recognizes vendors that are advancing the call center, CRM and teleservices industries one solution at a time. The award highlights products which enable their clients to meet and exceed the expectations of their customers.

“On behalf of both TMC and CUSTOMER magazine, it is my pleasure to honor CRMNEXT with the 2017 Product of the Year Award,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “It has proven deserving of this elite status and I look forward to continued innovation from CRMNEXT in 2017 and beyond.”

The 19th Annual Products of the Year Award winners will be published in the 2017 1st quarter issue of CUSTOMER magazine.

About CRMNEXT:

CRMNEXT is the leading global cloud CRM solution provider. It has practice leadership across nine verticals assisting businesses from SMEs to Fortune 500 businesses in optimizing customer relationships. It is also pioneering a Digital CRM rollout for some of the largest enterprises across Asia-Pacific. CRMNEXT’s customers include global brands like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Pfizer, Tata AIA, National Bank of Oman, Pavers England etc. It was recently lauded in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2015 for Lead management, Sales Force Automation and Customer Engagement. For more information, visit: www.crmnext.com