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IIT Madras and Tata Consultancy Services organise session on ‘Extended Reality and Empathy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective’

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  It was first of its kind collaboration where the aspects of Extended Reality, Digital Humanities and Literary Studies were brought together on a single platform by Samiksha  CHENNAI,March 2019 : Indian Institute of Technology Madras in a collaborative initiative with Tata Consultancy Services towards forming a Memory Studies research cluster, with an academia-industry interface organised a session on ‘Extended Reality and Empathy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective’ on 26 th  March 2019 at IIT Madras campus. The session was delivered by Guest Speakers, Dr. Ashok Maharaj, Head, XR Lab, TCS, and Dr. Jae Grant, XR Consultant, Netherlands. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality are the emerging mediums that are altering accepted ways of consuming and navigating with knowledge, information, and memory. The complex cognitive experiences generated out of these entanglements attract new avenues for interdisciplinary research. The session was a primer on what comprises

SHORTSTV BEST OF INDIA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019 OPEN FOR ENTRIES

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Stand a chance to win prizes totalling $2,500 and Oscar qualification status for your short movie  by Samiksha Mumbai,March 2019 : ShortsTV, the world’s leading short movie TV service, available in India on Tata Sky, is looking for great short movies made by Indian filmmakers to enter its 2019 Best of India Short Film Festival. After a successful first edition last year, the competition is returning with the goal of further raising artistic awareness of Indian filmmakers to the Hollywood film community and opening doors for possible television deals and other opportunities, including qualification for Academy Award consideration. ShortsTV will award prizes totaling $2,500 to the top five selected short films. The five top shorts will also receive a screening in Los Angeles, California for seven days and thereby gain Academy Award qualification status. Every film entered will be considered for a television broadcast deal on ShortsTV (although filmmakers do not have to accep

ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter to Appoint Mr. Mihir Sanghavi as their New President

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by Samiksha  March 2019, ISHRAE announced the appointment of Mr. Mihir Sanghavi as the President of ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter.  Previously working as the President Elect, Mr. Mihir Sanghavi will assume the role of the President by succeeding Ms. Sangita Jhangiani who was the President for ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter. New committee members were also appointed for the year 2019-20 to serve ISHRAE’s Mumbai Chapter. According to the new appointments, Mr. Rajendra Joshi  will take over  as President Elect, Kishore Karle will assume the role of Secretary and Mr. Amod Dikshit will be the new Treasurer. The announcement ceremony took place at Hotel Sahara Star Mumbai in the presence of the National President Ishrae Mr. Vikram Murthy and previous committee members such as Sanjay Verma, Nasir Khan, Sanjay Jadhav, Sandeep Mehendiratta, Kunal Bhavsar, Vivek Marde, Jayant Patekar, Mukesh Suthar, Sangita Jangiani, Atul Kochrekar, Amey and more. Mr. Vikram Murthy, National President, ISHRAE Said “It

Royal Enfield launches Bullet Trials Works Replica

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Inspired by Royal Enfield’s legacy at trials championships Celebrates the world’s oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production - More than 87 years of Bullet heritage, since 1932 Commemorates the Royal Enfield Bullet Trials  motorcycle of 1949, and a tribute to the legendary Royal Enfield factory riders’ team and to Trials Wizard  - Johnny Brittain Bullet Trials 500  to be launched in India at Rs. 2,07,104/- and Bullet Trials 350 to be priced at Rs. 1,62,345/-  (ex-showroom price)  | To be launched globally later in the year by Samiksha  March, 2019 Pune:  Legends live on! And the Royal Enfield Bullet is the best testimony to that. The Bullet’s enduring journey over the last 87 years - since 1932 - has given Royal Enfield the privilege of being the world’s oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, with the Bullet being the longest running motorcycle model in the world. This journey of the Bullet has been both, iconic and legendary, but perhaps the most impor

CAHO launches its initiative to improve patient’s safety and quality healthcare in India

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Prominent hospitals of Mumbai join hands to address challenges of Quality Healthcare in India by Samiksha   Mumbai,March, 2019:  Creating positive outcomes for quality healthcare and upgrading patient safety standards in India will be the key agenda of the 5th International CAHOCON 2019 to be held in Mumbai for the first time. Themed around Healthcare Quality Should Impact Outcome, the conference will be held on April 13 th  -14 th  2019 and is organized by Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO) to bring all accredited hospitals together. More than 600 delegates and renowned doctors will be sharing their insights at the prestigious conference. The initiative is supported by The International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua), The Asian Society for Quality in Healthcare (ASQua) and Quality Council of India (QCI). The initiative was launched in a press conference at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital by esteemed doctors, Dr. PM Bhujang, President

A Truly Refreshing Experience – Society Tea introduces Elaichi Adrak Tea!

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by Samiksha    Mumbai, March 2019:  Celebrated household name, Society Tea from the House of Hasmukhrai & Co., has launched their latest product, Society Elaichi Adrak Tea, which is the sublime blend of taste and nutrition. The tea offers the perfect infusion of rich colour and strong flavour of elaichi and adrak, keeping the consumers revitalised and active throughout the day with no compromise on the taste. Society Elaichi Adrak Tea, as the name suggests, is the perfect mix of elaichi and adrak with each ingredient having a plethora of benefits. Elaichi is known for its digestive properties and its effect in reducing flatulence while Adrak is known to relieve cold, flu and ease out stomach cramps as well, among many such advantages of consuming their concoction(s). Commenting on Society Tea’s latest product, Mr. Karan Shah, Director, Society Tea, said “It is our constant endeavour to create products which are beneficial for our consumers in more than one way. Apart

Thomas Edison’s Megaphone to empower smartphones

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 by Samiksha                        March, 2019, Mumbai:  The city saw the launch of hyper-local connectivity app titled ‘Bhonga’. The app is an initiative by Linkus Infratech Private Limited. The app in the beta stage was tested extensively by more than 2000+ users in Mumbai and Thane so that the system is totally bug-free before the commercial launch. Encouraging results paved the way for a full-fledged launch. “The app is designed keeping in mind the connect beyond family and friends. It is designed to connect people within the same locality without worrying about whether they know each other or not. "The idea behind the app is a very simple one – that of a megaphone or loudspeaker,” said Radhika Agarwal, Director, Linkus Infratech. We tried to understand the areas a megaphone can be of use and realized the potential and the result was "Bhonga". Incidentally, Megaphone was invented by Thomas Edison, the same visionary who invented the bulb. The light bulb

Over 600 women to participate in WIAA Rally to the Valley on April 7

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The one-day event will celebrate spirit of womanhood, spread message of woman’s safety   by Samiksha     Mumbai,March: The annual WIAA Women’s Rally to the Valley Presented by JK Tyre will take place on April 7, with over 600 ladies expected to compete for top prizes and glory.   The organisers, the Western India Automobile Association, announced this at a press conference on Tuesday, promising a much bigger and grander event.   The highly popular TSD Rally, entering its fifth year, will be flagged off from Omkar 1973, Worli and cross important landmarks in the city, including Century Bazaar, Siddhi Vinayak, Shivaji Park, Shivsena Bhavan, Dadar Plaza, Dadar T.T, Five Garden, Sion, Eastern Express Highway, Vashi, Belapur before culminating at Aamby Valley City near Pune. A team of celebrities and safety volunteers will be present at key points throughout the route to encourage the participants and to ensure a smooth ride for them.    "The goal of the

Greystone EB-5 Brings Attractive Investment Opportunities to Indian Market

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by Samiksha Chogule Established NYC-based Commercial Real Estate Lender and Advisor Aims to Help Meet Global Demand for EB-5 Visas MUMBAI;   Greystone, an established commercial real estate lending, investment, and advisory company headquartered in New York City, is bringing new EB-5 investment opportunities to the Indian market as the window for immigration to the United States increasingly narrows. With the ability to gain   lawful permanent residency and   a conditionalvisa to the U.S. through economic investment and job creation, Greystone provides access to compliant projects and manages the EB-5 application process from end-to-end. EB-5 is a U.S. government immigration program that provides foreign nationals an opportunity to receive  lawful permanent residency  and  a conditional visa in exchange for a capital investment into one or more newly formed commercial enterprises that lead to the creation or preservation of jobs in the U.S. Today, investments that are made un