Leading Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. T. S. Kler Conducts Breakthrough Procedure

First Time in India, Pacemaker via His Bundle Pacing: Leading Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. T. S. Kler Conducts Breakthrough Procedure
The procedure, that imitates the physiological pacing of the heart, is an improvement over traditional pacemaker implantation

The procedure marks a breakthrough not just in India, but also the SAARC region

New Delhi, Nov 27, 2014: In a major breakthrough in the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology in India, leading cardiologists at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre have performed the country’s first pacemaker implant via His Bundle pacing, a technique that saves more lives in the longer run as against the traditional implant procedure.

A team led by Dr T S Kler, HOD Cardiology and Director, Electrophysiology at Fortis Escorts Institute & Research Centre, performed the new procedure on two patients ,a 75-year-old man and another 63 years man ,who needed a pacemaker implant.

It is the first time that cardiologists in India have performed this procedure. In fact, this is the first time this technique has been executed anywhere in the SAARC region.

A human heart needs a pacemaker when heart rate drops to abnormally low lavels either because of inability of natural pulse generater center ( sinus node ) or when there is electrical block of impulse when it travels from right upper chamber to right lower chamber usually at the AV node or below that. An artificial pacemaker replaces the heart’s original electrical impulse generating system with an alternate power generator.

In traditional pacemaker implant, the lead of the pacemaker (or its wires) is attached to the right ventricle apex, a point located at the bottom of the lower right chamber of the heart. The electrical input then travels all the way from this lowest point in the heart upwards towards the base. Normal impulse travels from base of heart to its apex. So in apical pacing electrical impulse travels just the opposite to natural way. A section of people (About 10 to 15 % ) who undergo pacemaker implant through this traditional mode suffer from heart failure due to decrease in pumping capacity of heart caused by right ventricle apical pacing.

The new technology involving pacing through His Bundle pacing cuts this risk of future heart failure to almost zero % . In this breakthrough technique, which is performed by very few doctors across the world, the pacemaker lead is put on directly on the His bundle, which is the junction between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. This replicates the physiological functioning of the heart as the heart’s natural electrical impulses travel in normal human heart.

“In normal heart functioning, the electricity generated in the upper right chamber of the heart travels to the A-V node (atrioventricular node) & His bundle ,which is the bridge between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. This impulse then divides and travels to the left ventricle and the right ventricle. So, naturally speaking, AV Node & His bundle is the point that acts as a natural conductor of electricity from upper chambers to lower chambers of heart. When the AV node is blocked due to a malfunction, the electricity supply interrupts and this necessitates an artificial pacemaker,” says Dr Kler.

“In traditional pacemaker pacing, which is the norm across the world, there is a long-term risk of patients suffering from heart failure. In fact, 10 to 15 % people in traditional pacing do tend to suffer from heart failures in the longer run. The alternate His Bundle pacing is the physiological way of pacing and therefore cuts this risk,” adds Dr Kler.

After conducting the first such two procedures, the doctors are now preparing for a third His Bundle pacing procedure.

Right ventricular apical pacing – as the traditional method is called – is not an ideal procedure for permanent pacing because of a risk for ventricular function deterioration, mitral valve dysfunction, or proarrhythmic effects. His Bundle pacing provides a safer and better technique of providing electricity to lower chambers of heart. But only problem is it is technically more demanding and takes little extra time for the procedure. The cost of this pacemaker is almost the same as previous available devices

Honored with PADMA BHUSHAN by president of india , Dr Kler is pioneer in cardiac electrophysiology in India . He was the one to implant first ICD (device to prevent sudden cardiac death) in 1995 and then heart failure device (CRT-P) and COMBO device (CRT-D)In India.

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The Huffington Post Partners with The Times of India Group to Launch “Huffington Post India”

NEW YORK and NEW DELHI, August 21, 2014 -- The Huffington Post Media Group and The Times of India Group, India’s largest media conglomerate, today announced their partnership to launch an Indian edition of The Huffington Post, a leading global source of breaking news, opinion, entertainment, and community.

The English-language website will combine The Huffington Post's award-winning news and blogging platform with the local expertise and reach of The Times of India Group. Targeting India's rapidly expanding Internet user base, which is expected to reach 370 million by 2015, HuffPost India will cover everything from politics, media and entertainment to technology, religion and lifestyle, and open up The Huffington Post’s blogging platform to anyone in the country with a story to tell.

The announcement was jointly made by Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Satyan Gajwani, CEO of Times Internet (TIL), the digital arm of The Times of India.

"I'm delighted to launch HuffPost India, which will be our 12th edition since we began our international expansion three years ago," said Huffington. "In addition to being a hub for global news and a country that embodies much of the ancient wisdom the world desperately needs now, India has deep personal significance to me. When I was 17, I studied comparative religion at Visva-Bharati University, outside of Calcutta, and traveled across India, falling in love with the country -- a love affair that has continued to this day. So I'm extremely grateful for the chance to bring HuffPost to India to tell the stories that matter most -- and just as important, to help people throughout India tell their stories themselves, in words, in pictures and in video."

"The Huffington Post is the first real digital-first news success story globally, and their impact is seen across the world," said Gajwani. "They've coupled a best-in-class technology platform with a fresh way of approaching the world's issues today. We've demonstrated our ability to meaningfully grow international media brands, such as Business Insider, Gizmodo, and more. We are excited to combine HuffPost's world-class product with our local reach with consumers and advertisers to tailor-make a great new destination for Indian consumers."

"As the world's largest democracy, and with a middle class of more than 250 million people, India is a critical destination for any global media company," said Huffington Post Media Group CEO Jimmy Maymann. "And with Indian household consumption predicted to continue to grow nearly 20% per year, this partnership gives us an ideal entry into what is expected to become the world's fifth-largest consumer market within the next ten years."

The Huffington Post and The Times of India Group will establish an editorial team based in New Delhi. The site is slated to launch later this year.

The second largest English-speaking population in the world -- trailing only the U.S. -- India also has the third largest Internet population. The Huffington Post has 86 million monthly global unique visitors (desktop only, comScore, June 2014). HuffPost's integrated global newsroom has hundreds of editors across 11 countries who collaborate in real-time to create content in eight languages using a custom unified tech platform.


About The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post is a Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news, features, and entertainment, as well as a highly engaged community for opinion and conversation. The Huffington Post has 86 million monthly global unique visitors (desktop only, comScore, June 2014). The site has over 70,000 bloggers -- from politicians, students and celebrities to academics, parents and policy experts -- who contribute in real-time on the subjects they are most passionate about. The Huffington Post has editions in the UK, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Maghreb, Germany, Brazil and South Korea. The Huffington Post is part of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL).


About Times Internet

Times Internet (TIL) is a premier digital product company and the digital arm of The Times of India Group. It reaches over 100m visitors and serves 2 billion pageviews every month across web and mobile, with businesses across news, entertainment, sports, local, ecommerce, classifieds, startup investments, local partnerships, and more. Times Local Partners (TLP) is a business unit developed in 2013, which partners with emerging global digital businesses to build local partnerships, having partnered with brands like Business Insider, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, IGN, AskMen, and more.



For Further Information: Yashmeen Barua, 91-981-169-9757, yashmeen.barua@timesinternet.in

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Media and communication veteran Santosh K Joy joins Teamwork PR as Senior Vice President

Media and communication veteran Santosh K Joy joins Teamwork PR as Senior Vice President


New Delhi, Aug 7, 2014: Santosh K Joy, a senior journalist and communication researcher on social and legislative issues who has been associated with several leading publications over the years, has now joined Teamwork Public Relations as its Senior Vice President.

A media veteran, Mr Joy brings several years of experience in the field of communication to the rapidly growing public relations and media advisory agency, and promises to provide a huge boost to its leadership team. He brings a vast insight into the functioning of the Indian media that will provide crucial strategic guidance to the team.

He has served as senior consultant for Teamwork Public Relations for over 3 years, before taking this logical next step.

Following his school education from his native place in Banswara (Rajasthan), Santosh acquired a degree in engineering before turning to a Master’s programme in Mass Communication. He moved to Delhi in 2002 after a two-year stint at an English daily in Indore.

In Delhi, he began his career as a senior correspondent for Roazana program of DD News. He later served as Principal Correspondent for India’s leading wire agency The Press Trust of India and Sr. Staff Writer for Wall Street Journal – Mint, the business newspaper from the Hindustan Times stable.

A communication researcher on social and legislative issues, Santosh headed the research and program division of the Constitution Club of India (CCI), the body of the Indian Parliamentarians, before joining Teamwork.

“Mr Santosh K Joy has been our friendly guide and mentor over the past three years, helping us define our roadmap for the future and grow as a company and as professionals. We are delighted that he has decided to join the agency and strengthen its leadership with his vast experience and understanding of media and its functioning. Not only does the agency as a whole hope to gain immensely by his knowledge and strategizing capability, but so will individual employees. We welcome him onboard,” says Mr Kamal Narayan Omer, Managing Director, Teamwork Public Relations.

At CCI his key responsibilities involved planning campaigns, social networking strategies and press communication for Members of Parliaments and analyzing legislative bills and policy changes for regular briefings on a day to day basis. He also headed the editorial team which published magazines and communication material for Members of Parliament.

He is a Post Graduate in Mass Communication and has cleared the National Eligibility Certificate (NET) for communication teaching in higher education. Along with his mainstream journalism career, he has engaged himself as a volunteer for many social campaigns and helped organisations like Childline, National Council for Protection of Child Rights, Don Bosco Ashalayam among other non-profit organizations and support groups.

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Times of India releases major upgrades to its Android and iOS apps

New Delhi, 14th May, 2014: Timesofindia.com, India's go-to destination for news across web, mobile and social platforms, releases version 3.0 of their iPhone and Android app.

The latest apps boast of a sleeker design, enhanced user experience and a host of new features. While the iOS app for iPhone & iPod touch gets an entirely new user friendly design, day/night themes, adjustable font size and the ability to zoom in to photos, the new Android app has a contemporary card layout, an expandable widget with choice of section and refresh rate, an additional color theme and the ability to effortlessly switch between Portrait and Landscape modes.

Speaking on the occasion, Puneet Gupt, Business Head, Times of India digital, says – “We have evolved the apps into an entirely new experience based on feedback from millions of our users. Along with the depth and breadth of Times of India’s news coverage, these apps now come packed with a stronger feature set to ensure that staying up-to-date is now an even more pleasant and enriching experience.Version 3.0 apps are our best apps for iOS and Android till date.”

Other improvements to the apps include visibly faster response, an entire new line of push notifications, complete Election coverage and better handling of memory and space used by the applications.

Version 3.0 apps can be used on iOS 6 and above for Apple users and Android 2.3 and above for the Android platform.

To Download the new TOI V 3.0 app for iPhone / iPad touch & Android :visit http://toi.in/mapps

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PVR introduces the Privilege Card at Director’s Cut

New Delhi: PVR Cinemas, the largest cinema exhibition company in India, today announces the launch of the DC Privilege® card, the first of its kind in house transaction platform and marketing scheme in the world of cinema entertainment at Director’s Cut (DC), its premium Cineplex brand, located at the Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Conceived by Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, DC Privilege® will offer a whole new level of movie watching experience and wealth of benefits to PVR Director’s Cut’s patrons in exclusivity, with the view toward expanding the format to the rest of the circuit at a later stage.

Merging entertainment and hospitality into the ultimate movie going experience, Director’s Cut today brings the DC Privilege® card. A reloadable store value card holding a monetary value ranging anywhere from Rs. 3,000 to a maximum of Rs. 50,000, the DC Privilege® card will make purchasing movie tickets online or at the box office or settling in-auditorium food and beverage bill a swift and seamless transaction. “Key in your card account number at the PVR Director’s Cut website or swipe your card at Director’s Cut’s box office or in the comfort of your seat during a show, and you are done. You will no longer have to be waiting for change or credit card approval, a process sometimes inconvenienced by jittery data networks.”

On the launch of Director’s Cut, Privilege cards, Mr. Renaud Palliere, CEO, International Development, PVR Ltd said, “We have always been on a spree to innovate and offer premium services to our movie lovers. The Privilege card will add the luxury of ease and convenience the unmatched cinema viewing experience at Director’s Cut coupled with exclusive privileges and perks available at like-minded retail brand partners like Diamond Tree, Johnson Watches, to name a few in the vicinity of the mall and beyond, including but not limited to Mistral.”

Ms Cherry Sahni, Director, Chief Designer for Diamond Tree commented, ”We are delighted to be one of the founding retail partners of the PVR Director’s Cut Privilege Card® initiative and extend exclusive privileges at our stores to Director’s Cut’s clientele”.

Likewise, Mr. Anil Madan, Director of Johnson Watches Company added: “PVR Director’s Cut and Johnson Watches share similar values in terms of product excellence and customer service quality, and we believe this natural synergy will be accretive for Director’s Cut Privilege Card® and benefit its members.

About PVR Ltd:

PVR is the largest and the most premium film entertainment company in India and is listed as the Most Trusted Brand in the Category of Entertainment by The Brand Trust Report, 2013. PVR currently operates a cinema circuit comprising 398 screens in 92 cinemas spread across 37 cities in India which also includes the Cinemax acquired properties. The premium brand of the multiplex ‘PVR Premiere’ comprises the Gold Class Cinemas catering to the esteemed urban consumers with numerous facilities. Redefining the cinema viewing experience for the movie aficionados, PVR’s Director Cut is the newest foray in luxury cinema. Further, with an aim to provide world-class immersive viewing, PVR opened IMAX® Theaters at Forum Bangalore & Phoenix Mumbai besides the ECX (Enhanced Cinema Experience) at Orion Mall, Bangalore & Kurla, and Mumbai. The company through its subsidiary, ‘PVR Pictures’ is involved in distribution of Indian and International films across India and also supports independent filmmakers by releasing their films under the ‘PVR Director’s Rare’ banner. Its other new subsidiary PVR Leisure Limited, a joint venture between PVR Ltd and L Capital, focuses on rolling out F&B and retail entertainment concepts including but not limited to Hospitality and Leisure / Gaming. The company’s retail entertainment venture PVR bluO is the largest bowling chain in India comprising 100 cosmic bowling lanes. Spread across 4 centres located in Gurgaon, Pune & Bangalore, bluO forms a part of the new subsidiary.

For further details please contact: Avian Media,Silky Chopra/ Kanika Berry / Chinmoyee Kalita, 9650303863/ 9810744517 / 9999874549

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Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary IT, Govt. of Maharashtra Top Global CIO

Secretary IT Rajesh Aggarwal

Mumbai: Government of Maharashtra has scaled new heights in e-Governance with Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary IT being recognized as one of the leading CIOs in the world after being selected by IDG's Computerworld as a 2014 Premier 100 IT Leader honoree. The Premier 100 spotlights technology leaders for their exceptional leadership and innovative approaches to solving complex business challenges with the use of technology. Considered as one of the most coveted technology awards, Shri Aggarwal is the only IT leader selected from India this year.

The Premier 100 awards program, now in its 15th year, shines a well-deserved spotlight on a group of talented, creative and hard-working men and women. These IT executives are driving technology innovation in business, education and government across the country and around the world. The selection of Shri Rajesh Aggarwal as one of the IT Leaders of 2014 is a recognition of the fascinating work undertaken in IT and e-Governance in the State in the last couple of years. The State Government has also won 100+ awards at various national and international forums for e-Governance which highlights the exemplary work done during this period. The State Government has excelled in implementation of UID program, Implementation of Govt. Cloud, Implementation of IPV6, Launch of Mobile Applications, Localization and Accessibility, Implementation of Paperless Office, e-Tendering, Implementation of Citizen services through CSCs etc. under the leadership of Shri Aggarwal, which has now been recognized at the global level. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Aggarwal said "This award is a recognition of the exemplary work done by the State Government in the last couple of years. We have worked on various unique initiatives, which have led to significant improvement in service delivery to citizens. This motivates us to continue this growth path and be a game changer". Further details regarding the award is available at http://finance.yahoo.com/news/computerworlds-2014-premier-100-awards-140000735.html .

Earlier, Shri Aggarwal was also selected for the prestigious Dataquest Editors Choice CIO Excellence Award. This award recognizes the work of leading CIOs in the country for bringing about significant changes in the manner in which government, citizens, and businesses interact with each other for effective delivery of services and information. The award will be conferred on him on 11th December 2013 at a function in Mumbai.

Source: Business Wire India

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Evolving Sources of News for Journalists - "#MediaInsights Report"

New Delhi:Research jointly conducted by 20:20 MSL and IIMC to study the changing patterns of news sourcing by journalists, especially with the advent of social media

In an attempt to demystify the rapidly evolving media universe in India and shed light on the growing appeal of new-age alternatives to the press release, 20:20 MSL (part of MSLGROUP, Publicis Groupe's strategic communications and engagement consultancy and the largest PR network in India) in strong collaboration with the Advertising & Public Relations Department of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) today launched the "#MediaInsights report", the first-of-its kind research to arrive at insights that would benefit India's media and communications industry.

When a piping hot story is on the anvil, only one in eleven journalists would use more than half the press releases that flood their email inboxes. Internal brainstorming sessions remain the most preferred among many, when it comes to exercising their grey cells in the newsroom. An emphasis on the diversity of content from the media has driven a series of compelling changes in the conventions of news sourcing among journalists and other media professionals. The public sentiments that are considered in constructing a story, the advent of the social media space as a hub for story ideas and extensive use of official websites to cull out authentic data are some of the most striking industry-wide changes that the report has highlighted.

Commenting on the report, Mr. Chetan Mahajan, Managing Director, 20:20 MSL said, "It is imperative for a next generation insights-driven agency to understand the media environment in order to be a strategic advisor to the stakeholders. We jointly conducted this research with IIMC, in order to get insights to address the gap between news-makers, news-consumers and the media. The report has successfully mapped the changes and brought out some compelling facts. I believe that this report will help PR practitioners in best aligning their strategies and tactics."

Mr. Sunit Tandon, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication welcomed the report as "the first in a series of such studies that would be useful for all who are interested in understanding the rapidly changing contours and dynamics of the Indian news media sector."

The research was conducted with a stratified sample of 309 journalists nationwide cutting across age, gender, specialization etc. The report also focuses on several statistical data sets including the following:

(i) The ratio of stories produced by senior correspondents to those filed by young reporters
(ii) The frequency of social media usage in newsrooms, and
(iii) The reliance that journalists place on the Internet for sourcing news
(iv) The male versus women reporters' behavior towards different news sources

Please view the full report at www.slideshare.net/2020MSL/mediainsights-report

About Indian Institute of Mass Communication

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is India's premier institute for training, teaching and research in mass communication. Set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India in 1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford Foundation the objective of the Institute is to impart quality education and training and to conduct research with special reference to the socio-economic development in the country. IIMC is the only country-wide institution in the field, with a presence in all the regions of the country, including Regional Centres in Aizawl, Amravati, Dhenkanal, Jammu and Kottayam, apart from the Headquarters in New Delhi. The Institute also counducts courses and training programmes for international professionals on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs.

About 20:20 MSL:

20:20 MSL is one of India's largest multidiscipline communications firms and a leader in the area of specialty communications services including corporate reputation management, strategic media relations, analyst relations, social media, crisis and issues management, events and activation services. The firm is also the acknowledged leader in technology communications space in India. Through its powerful network of more than 150 staff across offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune, as well as the reach of the MSLGROUP and Publicis Groupe international network, 20:20 MSL partners with more than 100 leading Indian brands and multinationals to deliver world-class communications.

About MSLGROUP Asia:

For 23 years, MSLGROUP's Asia team has counseled global, regional and local clients, helping them establish, protect and expand their businesses and brands across this fast-growing region. Today, MSLGROUP has the largest PR, social media and events teams in Greater China (16 offices and 1,000 colleagues) and India (16 offices and 550 colleagues) and is actively working to lead the development of the industry with the regular publication of whitepapers/reports and innovative Learning & People Development programs to nurture talent. The MSLGROUP Asia team includes 38 owned offices and 1,675 colleagues in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. An activation network of colleagues reaches an additional 125 Indian and 100 Chinese cities and a strong affiliate partner network adds another 23 Asian cities to our reach. MSLGROUP Asia's teams have been recognized as leaders by multiple industry groups, including most recently Hanmer MSL India ('PR Agency of the Year 2011' by PRCAI), Luminous ('Local Hero/Agency of the Year 2010' by Marketing Events Asia), Genedigi Group China ('Innovative China SMEs' by Forbes China), ICL MSL Taiwan ('Agency of the Year 2011' by Taiwan Advertiser Associate), and has won more than 50 awards in the last two years.
Source: Business Wire India 

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SMG Convonix Becomes a Google Analytics Certified Partner

Mumbai, 31st July, 2013– SMG Convonix has been certified by Google to become a Google Analytics™ Certified Partner (GACP). SMG Convonix is amongst the select few companies in India to receive this accreditation, and it did so after a rigorous selection process involving rounds of comprehensive scrutiny by the Google program’s managers.As a result of their selection, SMG Convonix will be granted certain exclusive privileges by Google which include access to a trusted and verifiable Certified badge, insight into the product roadmap and beta features and contact with the Analytics Product Management and Marketing team.

SMG Convonix was founded in 2003 and has since evolved from being the first pure-play SEO Company in the country to offering the full range of digital marketing and advertising solutions for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small and medium enterprises in India, USA and Europe. The strategic alignment with StarcomMediaVest Group as their Digital Marketing consulting arm took place earlier this year.

SMG Convonix has over five years of experience in web analytics. Its team of Google Analytics certified individuals understand that most businesses have unique sensibilities when it comes to online marketing and therefore they consume data very differently. Development of customized reports and dashboards tailored for the specific requirements of its clients is a specialty of the Web Analytics team at SMG Convonix.

“SMG Convonix has been working on complex projects using Google Analytics for quite some time,” said SarfarazKhimani, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at SMG Convonix, "We are excited to be selected as part of the program. We've been working on web analytics projects with varying degrees of complexity since the conception of our company,but with Google Analytics and its continuously evolving measurement and reporting capabilities, we have been able to take analytics consulting to a different level."

SMG Convonix helps companies in India and around the world draw and implement digital strategies spanning across a range of digital marketing services including search engine marketing and conversion rate improvement and many more. While its Web Analysts consult and advise on several campaigns for projects across clients, leveraging the measurability of the online medium to spot trends and draw insights is its true forte.

As a GACP, SMG Convonix will offer a variety of services to help clients make the most out of Google Analytics, including web measurement planning, advanced feature implementations, media analysis and consulting, website optimization, and more.



About Google Analytics:

Google Analytics is the free, enterprise-class web analytics solution that gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. With features that are powerful, flexible and easy-to-use, companies large and small can analyze their traffic data in order to create more effective marketing initiatives and optimized websites. For more information, visit www.google.com/analytics



About Google Analytics Certified Partner Program:

The Google Analytics Certified Partner Program is a highly qualified global network of companies specializing in Google Analytics, a free, enterprise-class online measurement tool. Businesses of all sizes can work with a Certified Partner to receive professional help with training, implementation, customizations, and consulting services to make their websites and marketing campaigns more effective. GACPs are carefully vetted by Google and meet rigorous qualification standards. For more information about the program, visit:

http://www.google.com/analytics/partners/partners-criteria.html

About SMG Convonix:
SMG Convonix, is the digital marketing arm of the StarcomMediavest Group, the Human Experience Company. Powered by a team of young and energetic digital marketing professionals SMG Convonix is one of the foremost integrated digital marketing solutions provider in India, which drives synergies across various elements of the online ecosystem to architect solutions that sit right at the heart of their client’s business imperatives. For more information visit the SMG Convonix website at www.convonix.com. If you would like more information about this topic or PR please contact:

SnehaPadmanabhan
+919892943489
sneha.padmanabhan@convonix.com

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Zyro Wellness Magazine: A Review

Zyro is a wellness magazine, catering to the need of all age groups. Zyro aims at giving information about wellness and shows the ways to adapt healthier habits that help us live long with best quality of life and least medical problems.

The emphasis of the magazine is on sensible life style, fitness, safety and wellbeing. The magazine gives updates on the latest in the field of food supplements.

The magazine also shares, testimonials from the readers themselves who have recovered from illness / have come out of a health problem by reading the magazine and following the advice of Kamayani Naresh, founders of Zyropathy and the Author of the book ‘Healthy Living with Food Supplements’.

Over all, this magazine is quiet informative and practically very useful to the readers, and provides practical and well proven solutions in the matters of health, fitness and wellbeing.

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PR 24x7 to get the SA 8000:2008 Certification

New Delhi - Public Relation now no more requires any introduction, but has become a key instrument in strengthening personnel, industrial and organizational relation. During the past two decades, PR has been successful in building brands of countless organizations, and became a successful industry for PR aspirants.
After several years of remarkable growth, PR 24x7 is today the north India’s largest public relations company. We have not only strong team of dedicated 75 members, but equivalent network spread over 40 cities this clearly reveals power of PR. We have extended our services to leaders of different sectors, including Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals, Banks, Financial institutions, entertainment and many more.

Apart from its business activities, PR 24x7 also take care of social activities, e.g. providing food and medicines to needy senior citizens, educating poor girls in computer education, tree planting , providing books and stationeries to poor students, etc. Inspired by the tale “MANZILEN ABHI AUR BHI HAIN”, PR 24x7 is marching ahead to search the new era.

For further information, please contact:
Ritu@9827092823
www.atulmalikram.in

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Business News Roundup: United Breweries' Q2 net up 76% on better volumes

United Breweries' Q2 net up 76% on better volumes: United Breweries has posted a 76%, YoY jump in its September quarter profit to Rs 34.2 crore on improved volumes in its key markets across India. While its strong beer segment witnessed 10% growth, the firm's wild mild beer segement saw 4% volume rise. (Money Control)

ONGC net down 32% on higher subsidy outgo: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Friday reported a 32 per cent drop in profit, the biggest in almost four years, after jump in its fuel subsidy outgo. (Business Today)

Sept industrial production likely rose 2.8 percent: India's industrial production likely grew at a steady but slow annual pace in September, lifted by infrastructure output, in what is likely to be further evidence of a sluggish economy, a Reuters poll showed. (Reuters)

Hindustan Aeronautics joins growing list of PSUs on sell-off list: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) joined the growing list of companies where the government is looking to sell stake with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) showing a green light to divest 10% in the wholly-owned defence PSU. (Economic Times)

GE Capital realigns, sells mortgage biz to Magma FinCorp: GE Capital India, a unit of General Electric Co, has exited the home-loan business — under GE Money Housing Finance — as part of a strategic global realignment. (DNA India)

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India Must Lead Global Sustainable Development Agenda Post Rio Plus 20 Summit

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, July 02, 2012 -- (Business Wire India)
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) held a special media interaction on the challenges and opportunities in the context of global sustainable development agenda post the recently concluded Rio Plus 20 Summit today. Director General of TERI, Dr. R K Pachauri, Executive Director Dr. Leena Srivastava and Distinguished Fellows Nitin Desai, Ambassador Chandrashekhar Dasgupta & Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, reflected on the various issues raised at the Summit and underscored the need to tackle unsustainable means of production and consumption.

The recent culmination of the Rio Plus 20 Summit has once again fuelled socio-political debate on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead on the road to sustainable development. While a number of environmental activists and NGOs have expressed deep disappointment with the outcome of this major event, several governments view it as a victory and vindication of their own specific stands. TERI’s distinguished speakers said the need of the hour was to engage concerned stakeholders to arrive at a consensus on critical issues such as equity between developed and developing nations in achieving sustainable development.

Speakers felt there were two ways of following the outcome of Rio+20. One was to conclude that nothing of substance and certainly no agreements were produced by this conference. The second view would be to conclude that the ‘future we want’ as documented as the outcome of the conference clearly provided a wide canvas of concepts and directions that the world could possibly adopt towards the pursuit of sustainable development.

Speakers also pointed out that at the Summit, the developed countries had attempted to rollback principles of equity, which were an integral outcome of the Rio Conference held in 1992. However, lauding the strong and united stand taken by the developing nations at the Summit, Dr. R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI, said: “It is time India takes the lead and takes charge of the intellectual leadership of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) raised at the Summit.” Dr. Pachauri further added, “The final produced at the culmination of the Rio Summit had enough substance for each community and stakeholder to pick up elements to promote the discourse of global sustainable development.”

Speaking at the occasion, Executive Director, TERI, Dr. Leena Srivastava said: “The final document recognised the need of clean energy to achieve sustainable development. Emphasis of the Summit was also on boosting education and capacity building to meet sustainability targets.”

Ambassador C. Dasgupta, a Distinguished Fellow at TERI, said: “The road ahead would focus on the evolution and scope of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their relation to the Millennium Development Goals.”

Nitin Desai, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, said: “The interest and participation of corporate entities and the scientific and academic communities at the Summit was far greater at the Rio Plus 20 Summit than ever before. This is so because the trend is no longer limited to green consumerism, but to green investors.”

Dr. Pradipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, opined: “The focus on sustainable production and consumption is the main point that has emerged from the Summit. Strong unity among the G-77 group to protect their individual development space has also come out strongly through the conference.”

Speakers also highlighted relevant opportunities to enhance the scope of the sustainable development agenda:

i) Profiling the elements of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. The concept of green economy would need to take into account links between financing, technology, capacity building and national needs for sustainable development.

ii) Enunciating sustainable development goals and motivating of stakeholders, including business and industry to set in place a reporting system involving sustainability.

iii) Establishing regional, national, sub-national and local initiatives to implement the provisions of the Rio+20 document.

iv) Dealing effectively with the challenge of climate change and problems such as deforestation and loss of biodiversity as well as the problems of desertification, land degradation and drought.

v) Evaluating pathways to sustainable consumption and production.

About The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI):

From microbiology to global climate change, from smoke-filled rural kitchens to plush corporate boardrooms, from schoolchildren to heads of state—no sphere of human endeavor is unfamiliar to TERI. Headed by world-renowned economist and Nobel Prize winning climate scientist, Dr R K Pachauri, TERI is best described as an independent, not-for-profit research institute focused on energy, environment, and sustainable development and devoted to efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Are you smart enough?

Press Release:

Virtual Voyage, the leading institute of design, media and management of the country invites you to be smart and opt for smart career

Indore: Are you smart enough to understand that all traditional educational courses are over saturated? Are you aware of the fact that despite doing courses likes B.E, B.Sc., B.Com. BBA, BCA, one hardly gets offer of any career? Even after spending most valuable three full years upon such courses, if you are again at cross roads of your life, then what is the utility of such education? So understand the situation and realize that the future belongs to courses designed according to the demands of the modern age, courses that suit the talent of the individuals, courses that offer a great future.

India is known for following traditions, and unfortunately selection of courses for children, particularly after 12th class, is also a part of our traditions. If a boy after doing 12th, asks his parents about selection of course, the very simple answer will be to select any traditional course, like above, but no one at this stage understands that after doing such courses, whether boy will be able to make his future bright? We all must have come across several young students, who despite holding degrees of traditional courses are not able to get job worth of even their pocket expenses. Then what is the utility of doing such courses? Time has come now that one should select courses according to need of hours.

Virtual Voyage Indore, the institute of design, media and management has devised a series of courses of modern age, like Fashion design, Interior design, Animation Visual Effects, Film & Broadcasting management, Mass Communication & Journalism and many more. Each course is a certificate course of tenures ranging from one to three years. The candidates willing to do a course can visit the institute at Virtual Voyage Educational Services Pt. Ltd. At 4th Floor, Malhar Mega Mall, Near C21 Mall, AB Road, Indore.

Shri Abhay Jain, Director, Virtual Voyage, in an interview said “Selection of a course has always been a matter of concern for all. A boy or girl, after doing 12th is often found puzzled in selection of course for further studies. I am of the opinion that he or she should take his/her own decision. I have always been advising the young generation to follow their passion and see dreams of high career. The dreams can be true, if they select courses of their interest. We at Virtual Voyage are always there to assist the children in selection of course. We at first sight, try to know their passion and choice and after ascertaining all things including possibilities of bright career, suggest them to pick up the right course.”

Virtual Voyage focuses upon useful courses which can be helpful to persons in establishing their career. The institute has been providing excellent services to loyal students for more than 10 years and during the period, a good number of students, after doing different courses have set them in reputed concerns of the country . So do not waste your time any more. Go with the time. Select right courses to convert your dreams into reality. Virtual Voyage is here to help you to make you sure of your success.

About Infrastructure of Virtual Voyage

• Truly global standard ambience in premises spread over more than 60,000 sq.ft.
• Well equipped projection theatre rooms for theory classes
• Well equipped labs
• Latest technically upgraded computer systems
• Spacious classrooms
• Wi-Fi networks
• Library with a whole lot of national and international level books and journals
• E-learning & internet access available 24x7
• Well equipped auditorium
• Separate summer placement department


For more details, please contact
Atul Malikram
9755020247
www.atulmalikram.in

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Media monitoring and Research is quite easy at Just track

Press Release:

Indore: 28th January 2012: When a businessman is little or more worried about fall in the business, when a corporate loses sleeps due to more activeness of competitors, when despite all out efforts the present business is not yielding the expected results, then every one searches the effective remedy. During last decade the need a competent monitoring company was felt by such sufferers and a few names have emerged on the screen also, but whether all of them were competent enough to meet the requirements of their clients? No.



Just track, though a new name in the area is providing par excellent services to it’s clients from December 2011. “As we have vast experience of Public Relations, and have been providing PR services to our valuable clients, from last six years, we were persuaded by our honorable customers to lay our hands on Monitoring and Research also so that besides PR, we may be able to provide them services in these sectors also, and, just track has emerged as the right solution for monitoring and research for our clients.” said Atul Malikram.

Just track is starting our task early in the morning, so that the news of clients and competitors could reach to our clients, in time. The daily schedule is as under:
Deliverables (Daily)

• 8:00 AM Online Updates
• 8:30 AM SMS Updates
• 9:30 AM Financial & Mainline Coverage Grid
• 10:30 AM Regional Coverage Grid
• 11:30 AM Competitors Coverage
• 12:30 PM Industry / Policy Updates
• 4:00 PM Evening Coverage Updates

Our task comprises of the following:
Media Monitoring
The media monitoring team of Just track monitors newspapers, periodicals and online site based on the keywords related to its clients and their respective sectors. Intelligence tracking of client and industry reportage keeps its clients abreast with valuable information on a daily basis.

Why Monitoring?
We understand that your busy schedule does not permit you to go through the surroundings and read all the newspapers and business magazines. That is why, we are at your services to monitor your as well your competitor's activities.

Research
The research team of Just track analyses the reportage to provide information about the positioning/image of its clients in Print and online media. The key functions of research team includes assigning tonality to the news pieces & editorials, measuring the impact of PR activities, analyzing the trend and comparing the positioning of clients brand with its competitors.

With its products : monthly media analysis dossier, Press Release impact report, Industry newsletters and quarterly reports, Just track helps the clients to develop the right strategy to overcome the challenges they face across media. Just track is at present stationed at Delhi and Indore but it has strong network at following states and center:

Network

• Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam
• Assam Guwahati
• Bihar Patna
• Chhattisgarh Bilaspur, Raipur
• Delhi/NCR New Delhi
• Gujarat Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Surat
• Haryana/ Punjab Ambala, Chandigarh
• Himachal Pradesh Shimla
• Jharkhand Ranchi
• Kerala Kochi, Trivendrum
• Karnataka Bengaluru
• Maharashtra Mumbai,Nagpur, Nasik, Pune
• Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain
• Odisha, Bhubaneswar
• Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur
• Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbtore
• Uttar Pradesh Agra,Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut,Varanasi
• Uttaranchal Dehradoon
• West Bengal Kolkata

Just track aims to provide value added services to clients, enabling them to achieve various goals. “We believe in utmost satisfaction of our customers, and it is our privilege to render our dedicated services to all.” added Atul Malikram.

We hope that Just track, according to it’s name will stand to the expectations of customers.

For more information, please contact:
Atul Malikram
9755020247

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Public Relation to achieve new height in 2012

Job Outlook: Public relation to achieve new height in 2012 and good prospects are there for the aspirants of this field in job market said Atul Malikram, the director of PR  24x7 Network Ltd.  He was sharing his views and experience with the public relation students in Indore.  PR professional will get many more good opportunities in the job market and the PR sector is going to achieve new height and milestone in 2012.

Atul dedicated miim, the institute for the PR aspirants, to youth through which many students can achieve their dream to become a successful PR professional.

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