THE BODY SHOP & DIA MIRZA SPREAD THE SPIRIT OF JOY THIS GIFTING SEASON

THE BODY SHOP & DIA MIRZA SPREAD THE SPIRIT OF JOY THIS GIFTING SEASON

Lovingly interact with the Garden City’s Slum children with gifts to light up their lives.

December 23,  Bengaluru. The Body Shop, an ethical beauty brand that believes in nature’s way to beautiful, today celebrated the spirit of giving in the garden city of Bengaluru with Brand Ambassador Dia Mirza at The Body Shop store at 100 ft Road, Indranagar.

“The festive season is the best time to discover the joy of giving. At this special time of the year, it’s good to know that giving a present from the vast range of gifting options available at The Body Shop helps to spread joy and love. Most of our gifts contain at least one Community Fair Trade ingredient which means that the gift purchases help light up the lives of thousands of people in marginalized communities across the world!” said The Body Shop Official present at the event.

Earlier this season, The Body Shop introduced gorgeous gifting ideas from small value packs to great-value luxury sets to suit everyone and each pocket. The Gift range is a big hit with customers. The Body Shop gifts are perfect pampering delights to suit all gifting occasions ranging from festivals to birthdays to weddings and anniversaries! 

Talking to the media on the occasion, Dia Mirza said, “I adore the Body Shop on two levels, my skin and my soul. This is why The Body Shop products are my favorite give-away’s no matter what the occasion! Recently I gifted their” Beauty Must haves Gift” to my mother. A very close friend was also thrilled to receive the “Vitamin E gift box” which is also one of my all time favorites. What is wonderful and unique about The Body Shop products is the sense of community and pride they give you. When you buy the products, you immediately become a part of something big, whether it is joining the fight against HIV/AIDS, spreading environmental awareness or helping a community by participating in fair trade practices.  It is all these wonderful attributes that make The Body Shop my favorite brand and the ultimate gifting destination! “

Children from “Akhanda Seva for International Shanti’, an NGO that works for spreading peace, goodwill and hope in the lives of exploited destitute children had come done all the way from Mysore to be part of the event. Also present were slum children from the city’s Nagavar Palya Region. For the children, it was an unbelievable dream come true to meet Bollywood star and The Body Shop Brand Ambassador Dia Mirza as well as receive Gifts and goodies from her.

Dia was seen happily engaging with the kids talking about their Christmas plans. The gift kits for all children made the day hugely memorable for them! The kids were invited to be a part of this celebration on the request of Prathima M., The Body Shop Store Manager, Indranagar, who is also The Body Shop Activist Award Winner 2011 on account of her devotion to volunteering activities. “These kids come from the slum where I volunteer occasionally. Once these kids had casually shared their desire to meet Dia! This will be the best Christmas gift for them! I am touched that The Body Shop accepted my request.”

The Spirit of Giving and Celebration is also being celebrated through a weeklong donation collection which invites customers to donate generously across all The Body Shop stores in Bangaluru, The donations will be given to the NGO. This initiative is a part of the ’Give Joy’ Program being run by The Body Shop. Customers and well wishers are requested to donate generously at The Body Shop stores in Bengaluru and help spread Joy and Love.

The Body Shop’s Gifting Campaign “Give Joy” has been hugely successful and an occasion true to its name!

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Shilpa Sings at WebCert !!

Shilpa Rao, one of the most promising singers in Bollywood now went  online on December 19^th. Shilpa reached out to her fans across the globe with her ‘never seen before’ performance through Nokia Smartnights WebCert powered by ArtistAloud.com at Andrew's Auditorium, Bandra. This WebCert for sure left her fans mesmerized and wanting for more. WebCert which is a regular property of India’s premiere digital music platform ArtistAloud.com, and streamed her performance live on ArtistAloud.com, Facebook.com, Youtube.com, Dailymotion.com and through Mobile.

Shilpa Rao is known for her popular songs like Jazba – Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl, Khuda Jane – Bachna Ae Haseeno,  Tose Naina Lage – Anwar, I Feel Good – Anjaana Anjaani, etc. This is the first time Shilpa  performed for the web audience with all her popular tracks.  

Speaking about her first WebCert, Shilpa Rao says, “It feels great to perform LIVE on web and to be able to reach thousands of people via internet.  It was a great experience performing for the WebCert as one could interact with audiences on real time basis even when they are not in front of you.  I want to thank ArtistAloud.com for giving me such a wonderful opportunity.”

 Soumini Paul – Assistant Vice President, ArtistAloud.com further added “It’s wonderful to have an emerging singer like Shilpa Rao on board. It’s great to see such a budding talent in the Indian Music industry and we would like to wish her all the very best for an even more promising career ahead”

About Webcerts

Live WebCert is a unique concert concept where the music lovers can listen and view the live performances at the comfort of home, office or anywhere in the vicinity. All one needs is an internet enabled computer and a well good broadband connection. This monthly series started in June and has seen well known Indian artists/ bands like Shibani Kasyup, Parikrama, Nakash- Sargam perform live for the web thus taking digital media to another level.

 Artistaloud.com is one of the premier brands to have started the event in India and has got a tremendous response. With these events Artistaloud.com hopes to take the music listening experience to an all together another level in India.

About ArtistAloud.com

ArtistAloud.com is a digital platform that provides music lovers access to unreleased music, which they can sample, buy as well as share with the world. An initiative pioneered by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Private Ltd., ArtistAloud.com is an opportunity for independent artists to build a connect with their fans and for fans to have access to their music that is previously unreleased and created by the Artist for them. The site currently houses original music from over a hundred artistes - both well known and new. It has music from several genres ranging from Alternative Pop, Fusion, English and Hindi Rock, Bollywood Pop and Classic Indi-Pop in Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, etc. ArtistAloud.com is a revolution in the Indian independent music scene that aims to give not only artists but also music lovers the control and right to build the demand for independent music from India on a global level. 

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Innovent Engineering Solutions Private Limited

About INNOVENT Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd...

INNOVENT Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., headquartered in Bangalore is into training, consultancy and sales in the field of CAE. Their mission is to bridge the gap between academia and Industry through training and Institute Industry interaction and to earn recognition globally for engineering skill development through innovative ideas and methods. INNOVENT’s vision is to create a progressive and rigorous engineering culture for India by building Organic-Wealth (Knowledge) in the areas of Science and Technology through continuous learning, research and interaction with academia and Industry.

INNOVENT is the authorized distributor and support partner for ANSYS academic products in India & other SAARC Countries. The company is also the authorized distributor and support partner for CollabCAD – a CAD software developed by National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. It is also the authorized distributor and support partner for CivilFEM, a product from Ingeciber Inc., Spain. INNOVENT is also one of the first companies in India to become a member of NAFEMS, an international association for the engineering analysis community.

Innovent Engineering Solutions is a member of National Small Industries Corporation and is rated by SMERA as a high Performance and financially stable company. IES has the proficiency and the experience in successfully marketing, selling and providing technical support to more than 800 educational institutions all over India including IISc, IIT’s & NIT’s.

BUSINESS PORTFOLIO

Training

Engineering Services

Product Sales

Staffing & recruitment

India has the largest unharnessed potential to be the ESO (Engineering Services Outsourcing) hub of the world (Source : NASSCOM study). Definition of ESO is changing globally and it is no more technically repetitive and non-core engineering activity. To prepare the large engineering talent pool of India for the challenges of the Engineering industry and the top research organizations of India and to get our engineers ready to the challenge of grabbing the largest share of ESO, which would touch an incredible $1 trillion by 2020, INNOVENT is conducting a job assured program called the ANALYST Program to fill the gap.

INNOVENT is into skill assessment and competency mapping followed with remedial measures for academia and corporates, to fill the gap on skill set between academic institutions and industrial practices.

INNOVENT is also conducting regular training programs on various CAE simulation tools with certification and also on engineering subjects with industry flavor for students, faculty and corporates.

URL : www.innoventengg.com

Contact nos. : +91-80-2520 5015 / 16 / 17.

About the Book : Engineering Critical Thinking by Ganesha H.N., our CTO.

A concept was envisaged by INNOVENT Engineering Solutions to develop engineering spontaneity and problem solving skills amongst young engineers aspiring to take up assignments in New Product Introduction. The concept gained wide acceptance with both corporate and academia as a means of improving scientific reasoning and ability to apply the physics fundamentals to real world engineering-situations. INNOVENT decided to bring out the course in the form of a text book. 

Most of the existing text books comprehensively deal with one aspect of design and may not have an integrated approach needed for product development. The book has a completely different style of presentation which makes engineers think laterally and interrelate the varied facets of the situation. A simple component may have to be looked at from different points of view such as stress, dynamics/vibration, life, assembly, manufacture, cost, weight, SFC, NVH, electrical properties, fire resistance and many more. The book has 7 chapters which covers all these aspects systematically through theory and moderately complex situations relevant to the industry.

The faculty also may gain valuable insights into different situations such as industry situations, best practices and rigorous application of subject fundamentals.

The book could be 'Go to material' for young designers and analysts. The OEM’s could use the book to train the young engineers for New product introduction.  Universities could use this book for a 3 credit course for UG and PG students to enhance the competency and employability. This in turn helps to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

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International Conference on Quality & Reliable Engineering in the city of Bangalore

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International Conference in the city of Bangalore  

A three-day international conference on “Quality and Reliability Engineering” (ICQRE 2011) organized by Bangalore Centre of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) began this morning at Hotel Atria, Bangalore. Prof. T.S. Arthanari, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management (Business & Economics), University of Auckland, New Zealand inaugurated the conference in the presence of several distinguished scientists from India and overseas as well as representatives from various industries. While inaugurating the conference, Prof. Arthanari focused on the role of SQC & OR division which could play towards improving quality of life in particular. He felt that it is imperative to contribute to societal quality for all citizens of India in the present day context. He also stressed the importance for the applied research to enable the industries to produce high quality products/ services at low cost making optimum uses of available resources.

Prof. A.K. Chaudhuri, Chairman of the organizing committee, spoke on the importance for holding such interactive conference so that in one hand, the industry people could understand the applied research being carried out by the scientists across the globe and on the other hand, the scientists could understand as to which problems from the industry require innovative solutions from the academics. Boby John, organizing secretary of ICQRE 2011, highlighted the objectives of the conference and felt that the conference would facilitate sharing of research based knowledge relating to quality control, quality management, process performance modeling and reliability engineering between the academicians and industry people.  Somnath Ray, Head, SQC&OR Unit of the ISI, Bangalore gave the vote of thanks.

Internationally acclaimed scientists like Prof. Jeff Y. Lei (The University of Texas, Arlington), Prof. William Q. Meeker (Iowa State University, USA), Prof. Raghu Kakkar, (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA) and Prof. T.S. Arthanari, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management (Business & Economics), University of Auckland, New Zealand participated in the first day’s proceedings and delivered keynote addresses. Representatives from various industries were present on this occasion.  

Several other renowned scientists and experts like Prof. Shiegeru Yamada, (Tottori University, Japan) Prof. Alex Douglas (Liverpool Business School, UK), Prof. Gopinath Chattopadhyay (CQ University, Australia), Prof. Martin Newby (City University, London), Prof. Min Xie (City University, Hong Kong), Prof. Peihua Qiu (University of Minnesota, USA) and several other eminent academicians of various research institutions from abroad and India are participating in the conference and will deliver keynote addresses in the remaining two days of the international conference.  

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INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF THE 19th INTERNATIONAL YOGA CONFERENCE

INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF THE 19th INTERNATIONAL YOGA CONFERENCE

It was unique gathering in the form of the 19th International Yoga Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research & Its’ applications, being organized at S-VYASA. Yoga University, Bengaluru.  The theme

of the conference is “Yoga for Global Health, Peace and Education”. This has evolved as a result of consequences the world has been facing with regards to health, education and peace.

Remarkable advances in science and technology have provided powerful tools in the fields of diagnosis, surgery and target oriented pharmaceuticals and has actually taken us away from the natural and
healthy living.  We are obsessed by the conventional modern medical system for treating life style related disorders, which can be easily treated by mere life style changes and few healthy habits.  Modern
medicine is promising in managing these disorders but remains far unsuccessful in rendering a cure.

Yoga is an Art, a Science and Philosophy.  More practically it is a way life.  It was the subject of various eminent dignitaries who were present in the Inauguration of the International Yoga Conference on
20th

Dec.2011 at 5.00 pm in Prashanti Kutiram.  Dr.H.R.Nagendra, Vice Chancellor, S-VYASA spoke of the research base wealth of knowledge which the university has.  He also mentioned about USA’s huge funding
on defense, which could if be utilized for health issues, it could be five years budget for the whole world.  The power hunger has to be reduced.   Materialized world has to be regulated.

Swami Gautamanadaji, President, RK Math, Chennai released the book – The Evolution of Enlightenment, which explains the new relationship between the new enlightenment and moksha.

The ex-Chief Minister Sri Yedurappa, wished all the delegates of the conference the greater heights of enlightenment.

Dr.Acharaya, Education Minister, Govt. of Karnataka said that Karnataka has first state to have UG and PG level Yoga Courses.

HH Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji, Founder of Art of Living said that “Science and Spirituality” were never contradictory.  He said that if you understand an atom, you will understand spirituality.  Yoga is not
a philosophy to be kept in a library but is to be lived.  Sri Sri Ravi Shakar answered a question about Russia banning the Bhagat Gita!  He said that banning the Bhagawat Gita is injustice to the people of Russia and an insult to 1.2 billion people of India.

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Sharktribe – A Young -@ -Heart Apparel Brand Launched amidst Glamour & Fashion

Bangalore, 22nd October, 2011: SharkTribe Fashion (India) Private Limited launched its flagship brand – SharkTribe, at the F. Bar & Lounge in the city tonight. Founded by four young friends from Tamil Nadu, SharkTribe Fashion boasts of a unique mix of MBAs and Designers aiming to target the young ‘Gen-Y’ segment.  

The atmosphere at F. Bar & Kitchen proved to be racy as the collections were displayed in a  swanky fashion show choreographed by Sheetal Sharma entertained the guests present. The city’s very own Ramesh Dembla walked the ramp along with actress Meghana much to the delight of the onlookers.  

“We were driven by the desire to create an Indian clothing and fashion brand which would offer quality clothes with great designs at reasonable prices.” said one of the founders Girish Sreevatsan.  

Based out of India’s global apparel hub, Tiruppur (In Tamil Nadu), SharkTribe proposes a unique goal of an Indian clothing brand, which would be at par with the top clothing and fashion brands in the world.

 Bangalore was chosen as the city of choice for the launch of the brand. 

The lead designer, Parishith drew inspirations for the designs mostly from the lifestyle and interests of the Generation-Y. For example, the ‘intoxicated’ t-shirt has many words in the shape of a bottle. All these words are synonymous with the state of being intoxicated.  

Customers can look forward to many such quirky and fun concepts in SharkTribe clothing. One can also find designs based on party life, disco, graffiti, pop-culture, sarcasm etc. The core philosophy of the brand and design ideations can be summed up in one word:  “Regenerate” – symbolizing the breathing of new life into something.

Another founder, Arun laid down the growth plans for SharkTribe fashion. “Initially, our products will be polo t-shirts, round neck t-shirts and hoodies.” he said. “Soon we will be extending our product line with shirts, denims and other accessories. Initially we will sell our products through our online store at our website. We are also in talks with multi-brand retailers and other stores to retail our products.” he added.   

SharkTribe products can be bought online at – www.SharkTribe.in. 

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JAQUAR CELEBRATES AN EVENING OF ART & GLAMOUR AS IT REVEALS IT’S WORLD CLASS RANGE OF SANITARYWARE

JAQUAR CELEBRATES AN EVENING OF ART & GLAMOUR AS IT REVEALS IT’S WORLD CLASS RANGE OF SANITARYWARE

Neha Dhupia & Isha Sharvani show off grace, style & aplomb, in the city

Bangalore, 14th October, 2011: Jaquar revealed its Complete Bathing range and hosted a swish evening comprising of art and entertainment to introduce their concept of “J” class, leaving Bangalore spellbound. The evening saw grace and glamour come together in a classy, stylish celebration during the revelation of the brand’s new identity.

Held at the swanky hotel - The Lalit Ashok, the evening commenced with an International Ariel Act by Isha Sharvani, followed by a fashion show with the sensuous and classy Neha Dhupia as the show stopper.

Everything that the aesthetic evening showcased was a mere reflection of how customers can now experience bath-ware like never before with the all new brand positioning & offerings by Jaquar. Jaquar now boasts of a variety of products, ranging from aesthetically designed high performing faucets, sanitary ware, wellness products, shower enclosures, water heaters and flushing systems.

Jaquar products are unique and provide world class bathroom ensembles solutions to their customers. Today, Jaquar has established itself as a complete bathroom ensemble solutions provider, with a vast portfolio to its credit. Jaquar is the only brand that provides all functional products for a complete bathroom under one roof.

Mr. Rajesh Mehra, Director & Promoter, Jaquar said at the event, “To keep Jaquar timeless and in line with our vision, the repositioned Jaquar stands for the new age customer who aspires for complete and coordinated bathing requirement. Thus, we are moving away from Jaquar as a faucet brand to Jaquar as a complete bathing brand. Since the inception of the company, it has been our passion to deliver world class bathing solutions, suiting every requirement of our customers, through constant development and continuous innovation.”

About Jaquar

Jaquar group was built on the platform of highest quality standards, aesthetics and with the intent of providing world class products. Conceived way back in 1960 by Mr. N.L. Mehra, Jaquar group is an undisputed market leader in the bath fittings category that has transformed the industry from merely utilitarian to inspirational. With the Group’s vision to evolve into a ‘Complete Bathing Solutions’ enterprise, Jaquar has also successfully diversified into various bath verticals like sanitaryware, shower enclosure, water heaters, concealed cisterns, wellness range of products like whirlpool, shower panels, showers, steam cabin and spa.

Jaquar group has recently forayed in concept lighting solutions for all residential, commercial and outdoor applications. As a one window solution, Jaquar concept lighting offers wide range of high quality products, design consultancy, installation and post care.

Over the year’s innovation, commitment and performance has been the group’s core philosophy. A globally renowned super brand, Jaquar has created worldwide presence through continuous R&D in design and today Jaquar group has:

• World class brands, products and ranges for residential and commercial purpose

• Over 60% market share in bath fittings industry

• Presence over 5 continents making it a true global player

• 3 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities spread over 1 lac sq. mts.

• Trained technicians producing 45,000 faucets a day

• 1 million happy new customers every year

• Large company operated orientation centers showcasing world class display

• Unmatched customer service and product warranty

Crossing 1000 crore mark in FY-10-11, Jaquar is truly a global bath solutions company creating benchmarks in the industry and the most preferred one stop solutions brand across the globe.

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Share Your Favorite Skin Moment With Nivea & Win A Chance To See Rihanna Live In Concert At Germany!

Share Your Favorite Skin Moment With Nivea &

Win A Chance To See Rihanna Live In Concert At Germany!

Bangalore: As NIVEA India continues its 100^th year celebrations, the pace of consumer engagement goes one notch above. With a company built on Skin, NIVEA believes skin is vital and is the mirror to our soul. And the NIVEA My Skin Lounge Activation across Major Metros showcases the journey and it’s expertise on skincare.

NIVEA has signed up international star Rihanna as the voice of its 100 year celebration. The song ‘California King Bed’ accompanies the NIVEA anniversary campaign internationally. With the NIVEA MY Skin Moment Contest which forms a part of the NIVEA My Skin Lounge Activation, consumers will get an opportunity to meet Rihanna perform live at Hamburg, Germany. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter also communicate the My Skin Moment Contest to mobilize superstar Rihanna’s vast fan community.

NIVEA believes that every skin has its own story, the first time you held a loved one’s hand or the first time you felt your baby’s cheeks. Share your cherished skin moment and particiapte in the NIVEA My Skin Moments Contest and you could win:

· Tickets to see RIHANNA live in concert in Germany*

· Opportunity to feature in a special NIVEA My Skin Moments series in COSMOPOLITAN magazine – India

*Terms & Conditions apply

Bangalore will witnesses 100 year journey celebration at the NIVEA My Skin Lounge in Garuda Mall starting 14^th October and 16^th October. Kannada Actress Priyanka Upendra will also be present at the Nivea Skin Lounge. Other interesting aspects to the NIVEA My Skin Lounge is the unique psychological survey done internationally among 8,000 people from across the globe to understand the psychological interrelationships between biography, character and skin condition.

You too can discover the Language of Skin today, come indulge in a:

· Free NIVEA Skin Analysis

· Free NIVEA Skin Personality Test

· Free NIVEA Skin Lounge Services

For millions around the world, the trusted NIVEA brand has been a staple part of their household and their fondest memories. Since 1911, Skin continues to inspire NIVEA; fuelling skincare feats like pioneering the first ever stable cream, body lotion, deodorant with caring properties, Sun Protection Factor standard (SPF)& HYDRA IQ an intelligent 24H+ moisturizer –amongst others. NIVEA 100 YEARS OF SKINCARE – FOR LIFE.

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