Uber launches UberBOAT in Mumbai

MUMBAI, (GPN) : L-R: Prabjeet Singh, Vikram Kumar, Ann Lavin, Sanjay Bhatia, Lokesh Chandra and Abhinav Patwa during the launch of UberBOAT in Mumbai – Photo By Sachin Murdeshwar

Mumbai, 30 January, 2019  (HPN) :   Uber, the world’s largest ridesharing company, today announced a pilot launch of UberBOAT service in Mumbai, in partnership with Maharashtra Maritime Board. The on-demand service will provide transportation from three of the city’s popular coastal routes namely Gateway of India, Elephanta Islands and Mandwa Jetty, via speed boats. Starting February 1, riders can access two variants of UberBOAT based on seating capacity – 6-8 seater for UberBOAT and 10+ seater for UberBOAT XL.

Uber’s vision is to transform into a multi-modal transportation platform in India. In line with this, UberBOAT will enable riders in Mumbai to request a speedboat at the tap of a button through the Uber app, thus making waterway commute in the city efficient and convenient.

Addressing to the media during press conference at the launch of UberBOAT, Prabhjeet Singh, Head of Cities, Uber India & South Asia said, “We are excited to launch UberBOAT in Mumbai, in partnership with Maharashtra Maritime Board. As pioneers in the organized on-demand transport system, Uber’s vision is to create a multi-modal platform to better serve riders and the cities we operate in. With UberBOAT, we will tap the vast potential of the city’s waterways transport system. We aim to provide efficient and easily accessible services to riders who are looking at navigating through these specific routes. With this service, boat operators will be able to gain access to Uber’s highly engaged rider base and enhance their earning opportunity.”

Commenting on the launch of UberBOAT, Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman, Bombay Port Trust, said, ”Our vision is to make Mumbai as the sea transport and tourism hub of the country in collaboration with Maharashtra Maritime Board. It is a pleasure to launch UberBOAT in Mumbai, a step to make the waterway commute more efficient and convenient. As we continue to reimagine the waterways of Mumbai through a host of ambitious projects and partnerships, we believe UberBOAT will play a pivotal role in improving connectivity and will work closely with Uber to make this pilot a success.”

Adding to this Vikram Kumar, CEO, Maharashtra Maritime Board, said, “We are delighted to see the first ever and unique initiative by Uber to launch uberBOAT service in Mumbai. We are confident that this will further bolster the city’s waterway transport facilities by providing locals/Mumbaikars as well as tourists a reliable and convenient ­­­­­­option to travel between Gateway of India, Mandwa and Elephanta. Additionally, Maharashtra maritime board will further strive and work with Uber to create  new possibilities and augment business for local boat operators.”

All UberBOAT rides will be equipped with best in class safety features including lifejackets, emergency contact details, printed collaterals along with a manual that highlights safety instructions. The rides are available at INR 5,700/- for UberBOAT (6-8 seater speed boat) and INR 9,500/- for BOAT XL (10+ seater speed boat) for all the active routes.

About Uber’s mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 10 billion trips later, we’re building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.ENDS

Hinduja Housing Finance in association with -ITM launches PGP programme

(L – R) – Dr. P. V. Ramana (Chairman, ITM Group of Institution) felicitating Mr. Sachin Pillai (Managing Director, Hinduja Housing Finance) at the inauguration of the Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Financial Services. –HPN

(Right) Mr. Sachin Pillai (Managing Director, Hinduja Housing Finance) lighting the lamp at the inauguration of the Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Financial Services as Dr. P. V. Ramana (Chairman, ITM Group of Institution) (Left in picture) looks on.-HPN

Mumbai, 24 January, 2019 (HPN)  : Hinduja Housing Finance (HHF) in association with ITM launches aPost Graduate Diploma Programme in Financial Services. This programme is an endeavor to nurture industry leaders of the future by imparting domain expertise and skill set in the field of financial services especially in housing finance. This Post Graduate Program in Financial Services (PGPFS) will be a 1 Year program comprising of 6 months of classroom training & 6 months of On the Job trainingpursued by the participant at the designated Branch office of Hinduja Housing Finance across the country. 

OTM Mumbai rocks the travel trade show scene in 2019

Mumbai, 23 January, 2019 (HPN) :   Participants from 55 Countries and 29 Indian States are exhibiting their destinations at OTM 2019, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre from January 23 to 25.

The three-day tradeshow was inaugurated by Hon. Anil Kumarsingh GAYAN, SC, M.P., Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Government of Mauritius; Satpal Maharaj, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand; H.E. Panos Kalogeropoulos, Ambassador of Greece; Thoyyib Mohamed, MD, Maldives Tourism; Dr. Raden Sigit Witjaksono, Director, Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia in the presence of a host of other dignitaries from India and abroad.

OTM Mumbai has emerged as the largest travel trade show in Asia-Pacific, both in terms of participating sellers and rented area.

The show is a gateway to India’s 22 million outbound travellers and a billion-strong domestic travel market. It provides travel professionals with an opportunity to showcase their business at one of the largest travel source markets in the world. Western India, especially Mumbai forms the largest outbound and domestic travel market in India. South Indian source markets also prefer Mumbai as the port for international departures. Together, West and South India markets provide over 60% of the source market of Indian tourists. This has positioned OTM Mumbai as the one show in the India market which cannot be missed.

With the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India by its side, OTM sees active participation from the Ministry in several aspects. The Ministry is not only sponsoring Hosted Buyers from abroad to visit the show, it also supported the Cine Tourism Workshop on the inaugural day. Hon’ble Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) K J Alphons who inaugurated OTM 2018 will be the Chief Guest on the second day of OTM 2019.

OTM Mumbai is the largest and most international gathering of travel trade sellers and buyers in India, with more than 1,050 exhibitors and 15,000+ visitors. This yearly trade show is a unique opportunity to connect with key travel players across Asia. These include National and State Tourism Organisations, Hotels, Airlines, Destination Marketing Companies and other suppliers serving leisure as well as MICE markets.

Country pavilions have been set up by Indonesia, Thailand, Greece, Nepal, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Maldives, Japan, Macao, Palestine, Tanzania, Cambodia, New Zealand, Egypt, Rwanda, Italy, Mauritius, China, Cyprus, Bahrain, Kenya, Romania, Fiji, Botswana, Kazakhstan and several other countries.

Among the Indian States, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Nagaland, Tripura and Delhi are participating at OTM.

Other marquee exhibitors at OTM 2019 include Travel Boutique Online, Bangkok Tourism Division – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Ezeego1.Com, Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hotel & Restaurant Association of Bhutan, Trance Holiday and others.

Alongside buying and selling opportunities on the show floor, exhibitors from various countries and states are also slated to make cultural presentations. There will be an equally interesting line-up of panel discussions to be conducted on the sidelines of the mart. Eminent experts and leaders from the industry will deliberate on the latest issues and prospects related to Domestic, Inbound, Outbound, MICE and Niche Tourism.

CineLocales area within OTM is being created as a marketplace connecting film, television and advertising, production houses to global destinations and locations to the world’s largest filmmaking community.

50+ top production houses like Yash Raj Films, Dharma Productions, Viacom and many others are likely to visit CineLocales at OTM 2019. A report on promoting film tourism within India sponsored by OTM and prepared by Ernst & Young (EY) will be released during the show.

Parallel sessions on Destination Weddings, Cruise Tourism and Travel Technology are being organised at the show.

In keeping with the latest craze around destination weddings, OTM is the perfect platform to promote a destination as the preferred choice among wedding planners. Travel trade will get to meet top-notch wedding planners and attend sessions on wedding planning as well as destination weddings.

Cruise Hub will provide an opportunity to travel traders to connect with the cruising community in India and abroad, expand their network and enhance business prospects.

OTM will organise an hour-long speed networking session where exhibitors can exclusively meet more than 800 qualified buyers on-the-spot to build and grow their network.

Online Meeting Dairy is an initiative by OTM to help schedule meetings in advance to help optimise the participants’ time at the event.

An impressive array of experts from India and abroad will speak at the OTM Forum, on the broader theme of celebrating innovation in travel. Eminent speakers from companies like Thomas Cook Group, Travel Boutique Online, Thomas Cook India, AirAsia, Lonely Planet India, Thrillophilia.com, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, GoIbibo, Jet Airways, Indigo Airlines, Booking.com, Jio Studios, Phocuswright Inc., TravHQ and others will be present.

Cox and Kings, the Knowledge Partner of OTM, is conducting a destination workshop on China and Morocco on the first day of the show and Greece and Turkey on the second day from 3.00 pm onwards.

Facebook is the Knowledge Partner for OTM Forum and will be conducting a specialised skill development workshop on digital marketing for travel companies.

OTM India’s Top 100 Travel Producer Awards will be presented at the show. Hundreds of travel producers from all over India will be attending the show to receive the award. ENDS

ARLANXEO showcases cutting-edge products at India Rubber Expo 2019

Mumbai, 17 January, 2019 (HPN)  – ARLANXEO, a leading producer of synthetic elastomers, highlights its latest products and technologies from its High Performance Elastomers (HPE) business unit and Tire & Specialty Rubbers (TSR) business unit at the India Rubber Expo 2019 from 17-19 January 2019. ARLANXEO has a global footprint, with 20 production sites in nine countries, with a strong presence in Asia Pacific.

“We are excited to participate at India Rubber Expo (IRE) 2019 as it brings together the industry players in India and globally, who will demonstrate the latest technologies in rubber and its applications. ARLANXEO will continue to solidify its position as a premium supplier of high performance elastomers, not only in the Indian market but also in the wider Asia Pacific region,” said Prasanth Balachandran, Head of Sales, APAC for the HPE business unit.

Visitors are able to see how ARLANXEO’s wide range of specialty elastomers product lines and its applications enhances everyday life. Samples of finished products are on display including cots & aprons, brake shoe, automotive profile, timing belt, poly v-belt, EVM cable, PVC cable, OWS packer, auto membrane, electrical insulation mat and others.

ARLANXEO’s HPE business unit focuses on technical rubbers which include nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR),hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR), ethylene vinyl acetate rubber (EVM), ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) and chloroprene rubber (CR). These materials have a wide range of industrial applications. They can be used as modifiers for plastics and adhesives, in gas and oil exploration components, and in functional components for the automotive and cable industries.

ARLANXEO’s TSR business unit produces a range ofversatile synthetic rubber productswhich includes Butyl &Halobutyl Rubbers, PolyButadiene rubbers (Nd, Li & Co catalyst based), and Solution & Emulsion SBR, all of which focus on a broad portfolio for tire applications. These are mainly used in inner liners, treads and sidewalls of modern, fuel-efficient tires as well as non-tire applications such as chewing gum, plastics modifications, pharma stoppers, sports and golf balls, hoses, mining inner liners and conveyor belts.

“As the country’s synthetic rubber consumption increases, the Indian market is of key importance for us,” said Rupesh Shah, Head of Indian Sub-Continent for the TSR business unit. “With ARLANXEO’s global footprint and a broad synthetic rubber portfolio with facilities in strategic regions, ARLANXEO is well-placed to serve customers with innovative high-quality products in the India Sub-Continent.”

ARLANXEO is present at Hall 1, B004 at the India Rubber Expo from 17 to 19 January 2019 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India. For more information on ARLANXEO, please visit http://arlanxeo.com/

High Performance Elastomers 
The High Performance Elastomers (HPE) business unit offers its customers a broad portfolio of technical rubbers. As one of the leading suppliers of synthetic rubbers to the rubber-processing industry, HPE markets materials which have a wide range of industrial applications. For example, they are used as modifiers for plastic and adhesive raw materials, in gas and oil exploration and production, and in functional components for the automotive and cable industries.

Tire & Specialty Rubbers
The Tire & Specialty Rubbers (TSR) business unit offers a broad portfolio of versatile rubbers primarily for applications in tire production. They are used in, for example, the inliners (the airtight layers) of tires as well as for the tread, side walls and other tire components. Other applications include chewing gum, sports and golf balls, hoses and conveyor belts.

About ARLANXEO

ARLANXEO is a world-leading synthetic rubber company with sales of around EUR 3.2 billion in 2017, about 3,800 employees and a presence at 20 production sites in 9 countries. The company’s core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-performance rubber for use in, for example, the automotive and tire industries, the construction industry, and the oil and gas industries. ARLANXEO was established in April 2016 as a joint venture of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco. Since January 1, 2019 ARLANXEO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by ARLANXEO management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. ENDS

India Rubber Expo 2019 conference and exposition in Mumbai – Hall 1 – B – 004

Mumbai, 17 January,  2019 (HPN) – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS presented its broad range of additives for the rubber processing industry  at the India Rubber Expo 2019. During the event in Mumbai, from January 17 to 19, the specialty chemicals company is showcasing solutions and methods which increase productivity and reduce health risks for its customers. The comprehensive portfolio includes additives for the manufacture of high end rubber components for a significant number of diverse applications. “We are manufacturing a range of specialty polymer- and silica-bound rubber additives in India for the Indian market offering our customers products of consistently high quality, taking responsibility for their availability and making newest product solutions with higher health and safety standards available,” says Dr. Christian Lumpe, Head of business line Rubber Additives at the LANXESS Rhein Chemie (RCH) business unit.

Rhenogran – a benchmark for pre-dispersed rubber chemicals and additives

The products of the Rhenogran family improve handling and processability of rubber chemicals and enhance the quality of finished articles. Especially, shorter mixing times in combination with lower processing temperatures are economic reasons. Specialty chemicals are offered which do not generate carcinogenic N-nitrosamines during vulcanization. Furthermore products are developed particularly for rubber parts that are exposed to extreme conditions such as high operating temperatures combined with high loads, e.g. high-performance tires, seals or anti-vibration elements.

Functional additives

The brand Rhenofit stands for a wide assortment of functional additives including antioxidants, filler and blowing agent activators, cross-linking activators and desiccants. Depending on the respective raw material and its handling requirements, these products are available either in powder, pellet, liquid or dry liquid form. If not specified otherwise, liquid additives are offered as dry liquids on inert, inorganic white filler material as a free-flowing white powder for easy handling and mixing. For peroxide vulcanization crosslinking coagents are available, e.g. Rhenofit TAC/S.

Further information can be found at: https://lanxess.com/corporate/products-solutions/business-units/rhein-chemie-additives/.

Antioxidants and antiozonants from LANXESS make rubber articles last longer

One focus of LANXESS’s presence at the IRE will be on antioxidants, since rubber, a truly versatile material, must be individually protected against aging based on its respective use. The Advanced Industrial Intermediates (AII) business unit offers the rubber industry an extensive range of coloring and non-coloring antioxidants and antiozonants that can be dosed and processed easily, safely, and with minimal dust. Most importantly, they can be combined to further improve each additive’s individual range of effects.

Each antioxidant and antiozonant has a typical range of efficacy with regard to the different types of aging. Depending on their chemical structure, they counteract one or more of the aging processes. With its Vulkanox, Vulkacit, Vulkazon and Renacit brands, LANXESS is one of the few manufacturers worldwide to offer the right additive for all steps of the rubber production process from a single source.

Preventing material deterioration

Aging processes, which are mainly triggered by the effects of oxygen, ozone, and heat, change the properties of vulcanized rubber and can lead to its partial or complete deterioration over time. The Vulkanox brand of antioxidants and the Vulkazon range of antiozonants from LANXESS significantly extend the useful life of elastomers. This means that truck tires, technical rubber goods, and fire hoses, for example, can remain in use longer and retain their properties.

For natural rubber, business unit AII has developed the highly effective wax pellets Renacit 11/WG. The masticating agent breaks the molecular chains and makes the material easier to process.

In addition to antioxidants, the company offers Vulkacit vulcanization accelerators. Sulfenamides are by far the most widely-used accelerators in the rubber industry. They have an effect on both the speed of the cross-linking reaction and the properties of the vulcanized products.

Among the exhibited products, Vulkanox 4005 is used in different stages  in the supply chain of the fuel industry. It is used during the gasoline manufacture process as a short term stabilizer preventing gum formation due to oxidation of gasoline components. In storage of fuel products Vulkanox 4005 has proven its effectiveness as an antioxidant to increase the oxidation stability of diesel and bio diesel blends. It is also used as a part of additive package to meet fuel specifications.

Detailed information about LANXESS’s antioxidants and antiozonants is available on http://axx.lanxess.com.

CES 2019 : Kingston to Showcase Upcoming Consumer, Enterprise SSDs and Everyday Life Embedded Solutions

CES Las Vegas, NV and Fountain Valley, CA – January 15, 2019 (HPN) – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, will once again share upcoming products for consumers and business customers at CES^®2019. For over three decades, Kingston’s industry-leading products and technology solutions have provided great performance, reliability and consistency, and this year will be no different.

Kingston will demonstrate the following:

• The next generation four-channel NVMe M.2 SSDs which provides consumers, different levels of blazing speeds and high performances.
• Embedded solutions which power products found in everyday life, which is an aspect that the Company is usually not known for.
• High-endurance microSD cards for devices such as security and dash cameras.
• 8K video editing station powered by an upcoming U.2 NVMe SSD and data centre SATA SSDs inRAID 0. For the past few years, Kingston has been working with the movie industry in Hollywood for its content capture and postproduction needs. The demonstration includes some of the tools that studios use:

• DC1000M NVMe U.2 SSD will be Kingston’s first U.2 form factor SSD offering over 5x the performance of SATA SSDs. It is perfect for system integrators designing next-gen., high performance servers and storage arrays for Tier 2 Cloud providers and hosting companies running either OEM or white box server platforms.
• Data Centre 500R (DC500R) and Data Centre 500M (DC500M) SATA SSDs. DC500R is optimized for read-centric workloads and DC500M is suited for workloads featuring a high mix of reads and writes. Both drives offer endurance ranges that satisfy 80 percent of the world’s workload requirements and are designed with Quality of Service (QoS) as the primary criteria to ensure predictability and consistency in IO and latency delivery.

“We are proud to be back for another year at CES to share our upcoming products,” said Craig Tilmont, Director of marketing, Kingston. “Whether it’s our SSDs, encrypted USBs, or other Flash or embedded solutions, we hope that those who visit the Kingston suite fully recognize our continued dedication to offering consistent, high-performing solutions. As needs change we are happy to support all our customers ― Client to Enterprise ― with products that deliver.”

Kingston can be found on:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kingstontechmemory

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kingstontechnologyindia

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingstonTech

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kingstontechnology/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/kingston

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Digital, Inc. (“KDI”) is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit kingston.com

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More than 9,500 visitors: analytica Anacon India, India Lab Expo 2018 and PHARMA Pro&Pack Expo smashes all the records

·         9,641trade visitors attended

·         261exhibitors from India and overseas at the trade fair trio

·         Smart Lab Summit, Anacon India Conference and Buyer-Seller Forum well received

Hyderabad, 10 January,  2019 (HPN) : With 9,641 visitors and 261exhibitors, analytica Anacon India, India Lab Expo and PHARMA Pro&Pack Expo has chalked up the best-ever result in its decade-old history and surpassed all expectations. The number of visitors rose by 25% over the previous edition in Hyderabad. Jointly held with PHARMA Pro&Pack Expo for the second year, the synergies between the trade fairs has resulted to setting of new records.

Visitors from pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food processing, research and development among other segments explored the latest innovations from the laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology, diagnostics, pharma packaging and processing. Almost all top companies within and around Hyderabad attended in large numbers and delegation trips were arranged by Messe Muenchen India for several companies.

“The most important innovation platform for the industry”

In view of the new record figures, Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India, stated: “We are pleased with the positive results and with the positive feedback from our exhibitors on the quality of attendees. Large delegations from Hetero, Aurobindo, Karnataka Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers Association, Indian Drugs Manufacturers Association among others attended. Huge participation at the networking forums has reinstated our position as the most important innovation platform for the industry.”

“Preparing for the future of research and instrumentation”

Gautam Rajan, President, Indian Analytical Instruments Association on Anacon India conference said: “We organized the conference to cover advancements in analytical solutions for life sciences. This is a very relevant topic today, because the future of research and instrumentation lies in this industry. There are many changes taking place and this conference addressed these changes and how the industry will cope with such changes.”

“Good footfall – we look forward to come back next year”

One of the exhibitor representing Siemens Limited, Ajay Bhosle, Chief Manager – Healthcare& Pharmaceuticals said: We participated for the first time at analytica Anacon India andIndia Lab Expo where the footfall has been good and as per our expectations. We look forward to taking part in the next edition of the trade fairs.”

“Fifth time participation and many more to come”

Keith Hulme, Director at Starna Scientific Limited said: “We have been participating at the show for the last four years. We connected with many customers who are interested in our range of products. We have been successful in developing our business these last four years and will continue to participate at the trade fairs to grow our business further.”

Excellent response at the supporting programs

The analytica Anacon conference which took place on the opening day focused on Advances in and Analytical Solutions for Life Science Research, where industry stalwarts shared deep comprehensions about the state-of-the-art development in the analytical industry.The esteemed speakers deliberated upon topics including Evolution of Life Sciences, role of advanced analytics, new methods for BioMolecular imaging, advanced analytics for biosimilar development: addressing safety and efficiency concerns and many others.

The Smart Lab Summit, which took place on the second day of the eventfocused on the theme ‘Building your lab for tomorrow’ where prominent speakers from Aurobindo Pharma, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Lupin Limited, Reliance Life Sciences, Wockhardt and othersdeliberated on the need to move towards the smart laboratories, the need for investing smartly in Labs, transforming Laboratories through Big Data, and understanding the future of workforce in Smart Laboratories.

Business matchmaking at the Buyer-Seller Forum

Buyer-Seller Forum proved to be another important networking platform where 912 face-to-face meetings took place in three days, an increase of 7% from past edition. The discussions between participating buyers and exhibitors were fruitful. Delighted with the good response,Dr. Atul Kolte, Group Leader at Hetero Healthcare Limited shared: “This is indeed a great platform for the industry where we receiveduseful information about various technologies and instruments on a single platform. I would like to thank to the organizers who have done a great job with these trade fairs, as well as for conceptualizing the buyer-seller forum.”

The next editions of analytica Anacon India & India Lab Expo will take place in Mumbai (16-17 April, BEC) and Hyderabad (19-20-21 September, HITEX) in 2019. More details on <www.analyticaindia.com>, <www.indialabexpo.com>. Ends