Colgate launches 10^th edition of its Scholarship Program with an aim to give children a future to smile about

In its 10^th year, the program offers more scholarships and a free one-month subscription of BYJU’s study material with every offer pack

Mumbai, August 09, 2018: Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, the market leader in Oral Care in India, launched its annual, Colgate Scholarship Program. As a part of the program, more than 500 children can avail scholarships up to Rupees One Lakh, and every consumer who buys the offer-pack gets a free one-month subscription of BYJU’s learning app.

Since its launch in 2009, the Colgate Scholarship Program has been contributing to the lives of children in a meaningful way. So far, these scholarships have enabled more than 1000 Indian families, across 100 cities, to give their children a brighter future – be it in dance, sports, music, or academics.

In the last three years, 14.8 million children have participated in the scholarship program. In the 2017 edition, about 0.9 million consumers benefitted from the BYJU’s study material provided through the Scholarship packs. The free BYJU’s subscription gives the consumer access to Maths and Science video tutorials for Standard 4 to 12, and can be accessed on the BYJU’s application using a unique code printed inside the Colgate Scholarship packs. For those who are unable to access the BYJU’s app, the study material has been converted into audio lectures, which are made available through a toll-free number provided on the pack.

Mr. Issam Bachaalani, Managing Director, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited said, “At Colgate, we believe that everyone deserves a future to smile about and we attempt to bring that alive with our annual Scholarship Program, which we have been growing significantly every year. This year we have not only increased the number of scholarships but also maintained our partnership with BYJU’s, the learning app, to enable free education through every Colgate Scholarship pack. It is our constant endeavour to encourage more and more Indian families/children to take advantage of the Colgate Scholarship Program and to be able to support them in securing a better and brighter future.”

Here are a few of the success stories of the Colgate Scholarship winners:

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ACREX Hall of Fame Energy Efficiency Drive 2019 powered by Danfoss comes to Mumbai

ACREX Hall of Fame Energy Efficiency Drive in Mumbai saw expert talks on the importance of sustainable solutions in India’s Hospital & Hotel industry. During the event, ACREX Hall of Fame 2019 nominees from in & around Mumbai showcased their successful incorporation of energy efficient technology in their infrastructure.

Mumbai, India, 8 August 2018: ACREX Hall of Fame, a joint initiative by ISHRAE and Danfoss India to recognise the excellence in HVAC&R achieved by India’s commercial buildings towards conserving energy, is in its fourth edition this year. Energy Efficiency Drive 2019 aims to promote the incorporation of sustainable and energy efficient technologies in India. This edition is specifically focusing on the Hospital & Hotel industry was flagged off in Mumbai today, with nominees showcasing their commitment towards building a sustainable future.

ACREX Hall of Fame is unique in nature as buildings compete against each other to showcase their energy efficient technologies as also learn from each other. Through the benchmark buildings ISHRAE and Danfoss are working towards educating stakeholders on the importance of Energy Efficiency in HVAC-R industry.

Mumbai has been repeatedly recognised for creating benchmarks in India’s commercial building industry. The first inductee to the ACREX Hall of Fame in 2016 was theChatrapathi Shivaji International Airport, Terminal 2, Mumbai followed by the Infosys EC-53 (M&C Building), Bangalore in 2017. Reliance Corporate IT Park – Building 22, Navi Mumbai was inducted into ACREX Hall of Fame in 2018 during the event which took place in Bangalore earlier this year.

This year, the coveted recognition seeks to identify excellence in India’s hospitals and hotels, seeking iconic benchmarks that inspire and encourage innovation in technology, design and systems to achieve the highest standards of energy efficient HVAC systems among Commercial Buildings.

Speaking at the inaugural of ACREX Energy Efficiency Drive for ACREX 2018, Mr.Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India said, “With the country moving towards fast-paced urbanisation, energy efficient infrastructure has become a critical element in ensuring India’s sustainable development. Through ACREX Hall of Fame, we aim to recognise those buildings which can shine as an inspiration for upcoming infrastructure projects in the country. After inducting an airport and 2 office buildings over the last three years, this year, our focus is set on showcasing India’s smart and energy-efficient buildings in the Healthcare and Hospitality sector that have created a benchmark among commercial buildings”.

Every year, nominations for the ACREX Hall of Fame are invited from various states and cities across India. Further details can be seen at http://www.ishrae.in/acrex/hall-of-fame

Eligibility Criteria – Hall of Fame 2019

1. Smart, Intelligent and Energy Efficient Buildings – Hospitals, Hotels, Resorts and Serviced Apartments/Apartment Hotels.
2. Minimum Size Requirements
    a. Hospitals – Minimum 100 beds (with Tertiary Care)
    b. Hotels, Resorts and Serviced Apartments/Apartment Hotels – Minimum 100 rooms
3. Must have been commissioned on or after 1 January 2013 and operational for a minimum period of one year.
4. Fully functional BMS and Minimum one year’s recent (up to the date of nomination) operational data to be available on a Dashboard.
5. Retrofitted and Recommissioned Buildings will also be eligible. Details of retrofits commissioned since 1 January 2013 to be provided.
6. Performance parameters of interest are – HVAC system Energy Performance Index (EPI), IAQ, light power density, water consumption and full compliance with relevant codes/standards including those for fire safety and waste management.
7. Building owner should be informed of the nomination and should be willing to share building data. Owner’s authorised person’s contact details are required.

The initial scrutiny and shortlisting of entries will be done by the ISHRAE technical committee headed by Mr. RS Kulkarni, Head of the Technical Committee at ISHRAE and final selection is done by a Jury consisting of eminent personalities in the field of HVAC, Government, Architecture and the Building Industry headed by the Jury Chairman, Dr, Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI.

“Given our government’s focus on smart cities, it is understood that infrastructure is a primary tool for the progress of our nation. Energy efficient interventions in commercial buildings have the potential to save not less than 30% in energy consumption and thereby enable us to meet the rising demand for power. While understanding the pressing issues surrounding global warming, we believe that initiatives such as the ACREX Hall of Fame will contribute to knowledge sharing of excellence in HVACR sector while continuing to recognise commercial buildings that have set a benchmark in the energy efficiency space”, said Mr. V Krishnan, Chairman, ACREX 2019.

The next pitstop for ACREX Energy Efficiency Drive 2018 is in New Delhi on 23rd August 2018.

About Danfoss India

Danfoss India is an industry leader focused on energy efficient solutions, is a 100-percent owned subsidiary of Danfoss Group. Danfoss India serves a wide range of industries that rely on Danfoss products for like Drives, heating valves, controls & solutions for refrigeration, air conditioning, HVAC, heavy industries, district cooling and under floor heating applications.  Danfoss engineers technologies that enable the world of tomorrow to do more with less.

Established in 1998, Danfoss India is headquartered in Oragadam Chennai. True to its promise of energy efficiency, the 500 crore manufacturing facility at Danfoss’ Oragadam campus is a LEED Platinum rated facility with an on ground solar installation and has a focus on R&D and also houses an application lab. The focus of this centre is to design and innovate products for climate and energy for both India and outside market. Danfoss’ nation-wide sales and support network comprises of 10 offices and a strong network of channel partners and over 900+ employees. Mr. Ravichandran Purushothaman is the President of Danfoss in India.

About ISHRAE

The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), was founded in 1981 at New Delhi by a group of eminent HVAC&R professionals. ISHRAE today has more than 12,000 HVAC&R professionals as members and additionally there are 7,500 Student-members. ISHRAE operates from 41 Chapters and sub Chapters spread all over India, with HQ in Delhi. It is led by a team of elected officers, who are members of the Society, working on a voluntary basis, and collectively called the Board of Governors. 

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Poster launch for Gujarati ‘Ventilator’

            While ‘Ventilator’ in Marathi has won a million hearts and imbibed its name on THREE major national awards, the remake of the film which is being presented in Gujarati is set to create a record of sorts as the story is also excellently connected with Gujarati family culture.

            Producers Falguni Patel and Co-producer Lawrence Dsouza from Irada Entertainment cannot hide their excitement as they would be presenting Gujarati adaptation of ‘Ventilator’ with none other than Jackie Shroff in the lead role as Jaggudada in this film. National Award-Winning Director of original Marathi film Mr Rajesh Mapuskar has mentored the remake for creative direction and talking about the film ACE director says "Here it is, Umang Vyas injects new culture , new family issues but the same warmth in the  story of Marathi Ventilator . Jai Ambe"

            Jackie Shroff himself is also thrilled about his debut film in Gujarati and said, “Finally I am in a film in my mother tongue Gujarati…”

            Irada Entertainment has lined up the best star cast for ‘Ventilator’ Gujarati. All of them has vast experience in theater as well as in films and are also truly popular artists. While Pratik Gandhi is also a well known theater star he has many films as well to his credit. Famous among youth with his role of Loy in Gujarati film “Chhello Divas Mitra Gadhvi” runs a successful YouTube Channel ‘Kaafi Random’. Manan Desai is a stand-up comedian and an immensely popular name in comedy circles.  He has been the creator of The Comedy Factory, a small group of actors who have taken Gujarati comedy to new heights…Ojas Rawal also plays a key role in the film. With a huge popularity in Gujarati Theater Sanjay Goradia is bringing his talent to Gujarati films for the first time.

            Gujarati ‘Ventilator’ is directed by Umang Vyas and screenplay for Gujarati has been suitably adapted by Niren Bhat.

The Gujarati ventilator is set to be Released on 14th September 2018

Saurabh Daftary, Founder of Sangeetam Charitable Trust along with Co-Trustees Padamshri Anup Jalota and Padmashri Hariharan announced 5th edition of "Rehmatein", music concert at Marine Drive.


"Sangeetam Charitable Trust", which has been extending Financial support, to Artists from the music fraternity for last five years is organising the 5th edition of Rehmatein music concert. Saurabh Daftary invited Padamshri Anup Jalota and Hariharan to announce the event details . This year more than 30 needy and deserving musicians will get help from the proceeds of Rehmatein 5. The music concert will be on 30th August at Shanmukhanand Auditorium, King Circle. This year Hariharan, Anup Jalota, Shaan and Ankit Tiwari will be performing in Rehmatein 5. This glorious event will be witnessed by the entire Music industry,music lovers and the most eminent personalities of the city. The donees names are decided by a panel of eminent personalities like  Mr. Hariharan, Mr. Ankit Tiwari , Mr. Anup Jalota, Mr. Saurabh Daftary,  Ms. Smita Parikh .   
We are pleased to inform you that in our first year, 'Rehmatein' in Mumbai presented an amount of Rs.5 Lakh to the living legends of our industry Khayyam Saab & Rajendra Mehta. The entire music industry was present to support this cause and witness this glorious event.
During the Second year, Rehmatein gave medical insurance with a cover of Rs.3 Lakh for a period of 2 years to 20 musicians.
During the Third year, Rehmatein gave  financial aid of Rs. 11 Lakh & insurance cover of Rs.3 Lakh of mediclaim for a period of 2 years to 17 musicians.
REHMATEIN  -5 will be extending its financial support once again to the Music Fraternity.   
E-Bizz Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd is hosting this concert to help the cause.