Celebration of Love and Womanhood Now In Pune Love Story of Raja Pururava and a celestial Apsara Urvashi

For the first time, people in the city will have an opportunity to witness the performance of  the much-acclaimed Dance Drama – “URVASHI – Celebration of Love and Womanhood”. Beautifully woven with a blend of classical, folk and contemporary dance forms, it  retells the stories of love, longing and feminity. The show is a visual treat for the audience. Produced by Mantra Vision Pvt. Ltd., URVASHI – Celebration of Love and Womanhood” premieres in Pune on 13 February at the Annabhau Sathe Natyagraha, Pune, at 6.00 pm

The show is based on the timeless story of Urvashi, created by Nar Rishi and gifted to Lord Indra, who makes her take 4 vows, and bestows on her the gift of immortality.  Being of earthly origin – Urvashi is curious and visits Earth to understand what she has been asked to sacrifice. What is Love?  Marriage? Motherhood ?  On her visits to Earth, she witnesses life on Earth and meets Raja Pururava and feels the first stirrings of emotions.  Faced with the dilemma of pursuing her passion or staying true to her vows – What does Urvashi do ?

Urvashi is brought to life by the immensely talented Mandeera Manish.  A trained Bharata Natyam dancer, Mandeera has several performances to her credit both as a solo dancer and in various ballets, in India and abroad. Ably supported by Poorva Saraswat and Sonali Surve Gawde as Menaka Rambha, the trio bring to the fore the best of classical dance. Pururava is played by Vrushank Raghatate a trained contemporary dance.

Music is the back-bone of any Dance performance.  Alap Desai, brings Urvashi alive with scintillating music using his experience in working across genres of music and takes Urvashi to a different level.

Choreographed and Directed by Vaibhav Arekar and Sushant Jadhav, who have surpassed themselves, bringing together a seamlessly blended amalgamation of dance, drama, acting, technology and art to bring an unforgettable experience for the audience.

To summarize – URVASHI ….  is an extravaganza of dance and music which would appeal to both the masses and classes  

A masterful rendition of mythology through a delightful blend of dance and music and their live interplay with lights and projections keeping in focus the current times.

Media contact: Aspire PR & Strategies Pvt. Ltd. Varsha Marathe, 9370220270

‘Don’t limit your business’ : Mr. Suhas Baxi Mahatech Industrial expo 2018 begins with a bang

• The 4-day Industrial Expo is now going to showcase the latest Products, Machinery, Equipment & Developments in the Industry

• MAHATech 2018 started to commence at New Agriculture College ground from February 8th to February 11th, 2018 between 10.00 AM to 6.00 PM.

• Free and open for all, online registration facility available. You can pre-register online to avoid long queues.

Mahatech 2018 Consecutive Events :

• Vendor Development Meet: On Friday, 9th February 2018 between 10.30 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
• GST ki Baat:  On 10 Feb’18 between 10.30 a.m. & 1.30 p.m.Digital Marketing for SMEs on 10th Feb’18 between 2.30 p.m. & 5.00 p.m.
• Entrepreneurship Development Conference :  On11 Feb’18 between 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.

The inaugural function of the event took place at the hands of Mr. Suhas Baxi (Managing Director,Konecranes Pvt. Ltd). There are various qualified entrepreneurs and exhibitors at the Mahatech 2018 that offers a host of business opportunities to them. This year, more than 300 Exhibitors are participating from all over India & abroad.

This time Mr. Kakasaheb Marathe (Founder- MAHATech), Mr. Vinay Marathe, Director (Maharashtra Industries Directory), Mr.Rajendra Mali, Director (Fire Ply), Ms. Gauri Marathe, Digital Marketing Head, (Marathe InfoTech)  Mr. Pawan Singh Rathod, Co-Founder (School of Inspiration), Mrs. Vrushali Hurde, Director (Sharada Cable Trays Pvt. Ltd.), were present here.

The exhibition will display state-of-the-art Technologies, Equipment and Accessories, Services from India and International players in each section. MAHATech is an ideal platform for entrepreneurs who want to showcase their talent, up-grade and enhance their capacities and modernize their business. This is the 14th consecutive year of MAHATech and with the overwhelming response of manufacturers and dealers this exhibition is now opening up many more avenues on very big scale.

On this occasion Mr. Suhas Baxi, Managing Director Konecranes Pvt. Ltd. said, “Do not limit business, try to increase it and cooperate with each other than competing in business, it will help you to grow your business worldwide.”

Mr. Vinay Marathe, Director, Maharashtra Industries Directory said, “Over the years MAHATech has firmly established itself is the most sought after event by the manufacturing industry. Pune has been amongst a developed district for almost a decade now. There are new industries that have settled in the periphery of the city. The Engineering industry is the base of Pune. There are renowned companies who have booked the stalls for exhibition. It is great opportunity for city based industrialists/ entrepreneurs/technocrats to update themselves with the new innovation. We have organized 4 different Conferences for SMEs concurrent to exhibition”.

MAHATech 

The Biggest B2B Industrial Exhibition in Pune offers a host of business opportunities to exhibitors. They include showcasing their latest products, machinery, equipment and developments in the industry for marketing and generating business, sourcing requirements from all over India, technology adaptation and Upgradation, one to one business meetings and networking opportunities, identifying latest market trends, locating new distributors/ dealers, etc. The exhibition will display state-of-the-art technologies, equipment, accessories and services from Indian and International players in each section. Like its preceding exhibitions, it will provide an insight into the shape of things to come and inspire overall industrial growth.

MAHATech has always received concrete support from Ministry of Industries (Govt. of Maharashtra), Indo African Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sponsored by School of Inspirational Leadership, Silver sponsors (Sharada Cable Trays Pvt Ltd.),  Associate Sponsor  (Firefly Fire Pumps Pvt Ltd.)

Reputed companies participating in MAHATech 2018 are as follows:

Birla Group Company, FS Compressors India, Suresh Indu Lasers Pvt. Ltd., Sharang Corporation, MGS Technologies, SH Electronics co, Indo construction fastening systems (ICFS), SFS Equipments private limited, BDS Machines Private limited, Excellent handling systems Pvt Ltd., Energy Mission Machineries India Pvt ltd, Hiver Aircon private limited, Trilok lasers Pvt ltd, Innovative Solutions, Berlin Machine Corporation, Purvaj Engineers, Rajesh machines (India) LLP, Mikro Innotech India Pvt ltd, SFS Equipments private limited, Fuel instruments.

• Vendor Development Meet :  The conference will be held on 9 Feb’18 between 10.30 a.m. & 5.30 p.m. at MAHATech Exhibition conference Hall.During this conference the OEM’s will give presentation to SMEs on Vendor registration process and requirements. The purpose of this meet is to facilitate exchange of information between OEM buyers and SME sellers, educate SMEs about vendor registration process, related rules & regulations, norms etc. of the OEMs. On the same   day One-to-One discussion will be conducted with the SME exhibitors. This will enable OEMs to get more vendors of quality products, through authentic process at a competitive rate.

• GST ki Baat : This conference is organized by MAHATech will be held on 10 Feb’18 between 10.30 a.m. & 1.30 p.m. To guide the SMEs about the updates on Compliances of GST return and Budgeting. The session will facilitated by Mr. Manas Joshi, a Law Graduate and committee member for MCCIA and is also a co-founder of Tax ki Baat, which is a special forum created for providing online support to various companies on GST. The conference cover some aspects like Practical issues faced by the industry while GST compliance, Important Budget changes in GST and its impact, understanding the provisions related to E-Way bill and rest will be FAQs

• Digital Marketing for SMEs : This will be held on 10 Feb’18 between 2.30 p.m.& 5.00 p.m.The key objective is to help SMEs to promote and popularize their brands through various forms of Digital Media and educate about the benefits of Digital Media channels like Website, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Media Marketing (SMM), Retargeting and Remarketing

Entrepreneurship Development Conference : This conference will be conducted on 11 Feb’18 between 10.30 am and 5.00 p.m.This conference will be organized by School of Inspirational Leadership and will be exclusive for visitors and exhibitors regarding the personal and professional retrospection that prepares a businessman for the challenges in any functional area in their business.
For more details, contact on 022 25838200 or write to info@maha-tech.com

Media Contact: Aspire PR & Strategies Pvt. Ltd Mrs. Varsha Marathe 09370220270, 64010128

OptraSCAN completes mass validation of futuristic Digital solution to fight Cancer!

• Conceptualized by bio-medical engineer and technocrat Abhi Gholap
• Will replace optical microscopes and usher in era of objectivity in Cancer diagnosis & research
• Digital Pathology platform to be made accessible to all through affordable business model

Pune, Jan 31st: The war against Cancer just got a worthy and powerful ally in OptraSCAN’s end-to-end Digital Pathology platform and solutions that seeks to bring in greater objectivity and precision in both cancer diagnosis and research.

The path-breaking solution has successfully completed the mass validation of its whole slide digital scanner with the continued support of the Government of India’s Biotechnology Industrial Partnership Programme (BIPP) and is in keeping with the Prime Minister’s call for ‘Make in India’ initiatives.

The Digital Pathology platform is the brainchild of Pune’s very own bio- medical engineer and reputed technocrat-entrepreneur, also the founder and chairman of Optra Group of Companies  Abhi Gholap, who has bagged 17 intellectual rights patents. The maker’s mission is to make digital pathology easily accessible through an affordable and socially responsible business model for the benefit of masses.

Speaking on the occasion, Gholap said: “India has long been recognized as IT-Services country, though recently, Infosys founder Mr. Narayana Murthy had expressed disappointment over the fact that India had not produced any earth-shaking invention to delight global citizens for the last few years. Hopefully, OptraScan’s latest work should fill the lacunae. In fact, we are poised to do away with the 150 year old Optical Microscopes and bring in much-needed objectivity in pathological diagnosis and research. By removing subjectivity in microscopy and replacing it with digital pathology, we hope to make cancer diagnosis more precise. Soon multinational companies will license technology from us and this will great benefit people on a mass scale.”

He further added: “Confined earlier to only research applications, OptraSCAN now offers a perfect tool for transition from conventional microscopy to digital pathology for the effective acquisition of Whole Slide Images, viewing, sharing as well as analysis and management of digital slides and associated metadata.”

“It was indeed a great experience to work on the validation project for OptraScan, digital pathology platform. Its small footprint makes it useful for even small sized laboratories. The image comparison with the light microscopy images is satisfactory and bigger advantage is facility to do Image analysis in the same setting. Entire technical team was very enthusiastic and proactive for whatever software or hardware refinements needed during the validation process.

I wish all the best to the entire team and I am sure this platform should make transition from conventional to digital pathology very smooth for all the users.’ Said Dr. Sujit Joshi, Consulting Oncopathologist- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & OncoSight Diagnostics

“I have seen OptraSCAN product in action & also have validated whole slide scanner. The results are very encouraging and I am very impressed with the technology & affordability which will surely be very beneficial for easy adaption to our digital pathology needs.” Dr.Bageshri Gogate- Prof and Head, Dept of Pathology, Incharge, Central Clinical Laboratory, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Pune

OptraSCAN solution will enable easy and quick transformation from conventional microscopy to digital pathology through digitization of glass slides, assistance in analysis and interpretation of images, real-time sharing of images for expert opinions there by aiding early detection and treatment.

The need for innovative and cutting edge technology to fight Cancer comes on the backdrop of a grim reality–that it is one of India’s fast growing diseases. On an average, more than 1,300 Indians succumb to the dreaded disease every day. With new cancer cases or its incidence in India estimated to grow by 25% by 2020 (according to the cancer registry released by the Indian Council of Medical Research), cancer has become one of the major causes of death occurring in the country.

This scenario will require faster and accurate diagnosis for patient’s cases with reduced turnaround time.  The deployment of OptraSCAN’s Telepathology system would not only allow collaboration between pathologists but also enable quick accessibility in remote areas of the country for benefit of rural patients.

With  the successful completion of mass validation and positive response from leading Cancer Research and Treatment Centers, established big hospitals, diagnostics laboratories operating across India with hub & spoke model and leading academic and research institutes,  OptraSCAN is well positioned to jump start and commercialize its end –to-end digital pathology solutions which includes a small footprint, high and low throughput WSI scanner, an integrated image viewer and image management system, image analysis and CARDS ( computer aided region detection system).

​​​​Mini Lunch time Facelifts and China Doll Peels latest trends introduced at LeJeune Medspa, Hyderabad

Discover the trendiest treatments using cutting edge technology for 2018

As we head into the new year, the ever increasing demand for best cutting edge technology with lasers and machines has made us actively seek out, research and invest in some of the best equipment that promise to never let you look older than you are, and promise to make your skin look as radiant as ever. This quest for the best in skin treatments led us to 2 golden miracle treatments.

Dr. Shuba Dharmana, Dermatologist, Le Jeune Medspa says, “Ultherapy is the only FDA approved non surgical facelift that uses ultrasound energy to deliver heat deep in the skin to help stimulate collagen, the elixir that makes us look young and divine! It is non- surgical lunch timefacelift procedure that takes less than an hour with no downtime and within a few weeks you see the results of toned, sharper, sculpted looking self without having to go under the knife or facing the risks of surgery.”

LeJeune Medspa has been the first in south India to acquire this technology. Ultherapy can be used on the face around the jawline, double chin, brows, neck and chest to help lift and sculpt the face

“Alma Q Is a pigment laser that has many benefits on problematic skin with acne, open pores, pigmentation, melasma, spots and dull skin. Chinadoll peel with this machine involves using a black solution that is left on the face to dry following which the laser shots are given for the solution to form bonds with the skin and this is then blasted off with further shots. There is no downtime with this treatment and the radiance form the treatment can be seen immediately and its anti ageing and other benefits seen in a few weeks time. The laser is quite safe on Indian skin and is a welcome treatment for people that don’t want downtime yet need immediate radiance like celebrities, brides, as a pre event procedure etc” says Dr Shubha.

Jaquar Group celebrates the spirit of design by launching Design Confab

A first-of- its-kind initiative that promotes knowledge sharing in the field of design & architecture

Pune,23rd January 2017: Jaquar Group, India’s leading complete bathroom and lighting solutions company launches Design Confab, a unique platform that brings together leading architects, builders and architects to celebrate the spirit of design.

The topic for the first Jaquar Group Design Confab is ‘Best Practices for Smart, High-performance Indian Buildings’.In recognition of the excellence and effective best practices in this domain, Jaquar Group has invited some of the leading creative and structural minds of this industry, to share their thoughts, ideation process and vision.

The interactive session in Pune will begin with the key note address by Dikshu Kukreja, MD & Principal Architect, C P Kukreja Associates. Followed by a panel discussion with leading architects and designers from across India sharing their design philosophy such as Pratap Jadhav, Pratap Jadhav & Associates, Prashant Sutaria, Prashant Sutaria Architecture, Sanjay Patil, Environ Planners and Ketan Jawdekar, Studio K7. The session will be moderated by Kalhan Matoo of Planet3 Studios.

The highlight of the event will be a presentation on the Jaquar Group net zero building by architect Sudhir from GNA (Architects Gayathri Shetty & Namith Varma). Jaquar Group will also take this opportunity to announce the LEED Platinum Certified rating from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) received by the Jaquar Group headquarters. This is the highest level of green building certification awarded to a building. USGBC is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. It is a first of its kind, environment friendly office in India.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajesh Mehra, Promoter and Director, Jaquar Group said, “We are delighted to launch Design Confab in Pune, an initiative that is very close to our hearts. The idea was to create a first-of- its-kind knowledge forum for decision makers from the architectural and interior design fraternity to deliberate on best practices, emerging business opportunities and the changing dynamics of design in India. We will be taking Design Confab to multiple location across India within the next one year and globally as well.”

“With increasing pressure to lower operating costs, making existing structures more efficient is a default mandate and therefore we have chosen ‘Best Practices for Smart, High-performance Indian Buildings’ as our inaugural theme for Design Confab”, concluded Mr. Mehra.

The Group is present in over 40+ countries globally and has taken the concept of orientation centres to the next level by launching ‘Jaquar World’, a one-stop- shop for all bathroom needs in 15 locations including Singapore, Dubai, London, Italy among others. Jaquar World offers everything one could dream of in the bathroom space through two of its most respected global brands – the premium Jaquar and luxury Artize.

Research and development plays a key role in Jaquar Group’s design ethos. Functional innovation, practical designs and manufacturing excellence aimed towards indigenization is what makes Jaquar a leader. Our products are a perfect symphony of global designs, with manufacturing in view of tough Indian water conditions and roughed usage.

The product designs from Jaquar Group meet global parameters on ergonomics, finish, material, safety standards, environmental impact and functionality. Jaquar’s eco-friendly design ethos conserves water and the incredibly superior water-saving advantage can be experienced in the products like faucets, air-showers, sensor taps, efficient flushing systems etc. To add to this, Jaquar’s eco-friendly and pollution-free (zero wastage) manufacturing plants promote a conscious and responsible usage of water

Japanese Firm Chaintope and Vizitech Solutions Launch a Blockchain R&D Center in Pune

Vizitech Solutions, a Fintech company based out of Pune, recently signed an agreement with Japanese blockchain start-up, Chaintope to set up a blockchain R&D center. This center, to be located in Pune, will conduct innovative blockchain research and will train developers in this revolutionary technology.

Chaintope will leverage this new center to further research and product development in areas such as Smart Contracts, a space where the company has already positioned itself as a market leader. For instance, Chaintope recently launched in Japan a blockchain application to facilitate real estate transactions by storing validated land ownership records, allowing faster land deals and reducing fraud-related losses.

Vizitech Solutions, a fast growing company in the Managed Services domain, will manage the R&D center in Pune. The company will hire and train high-quality blockchain developers and will help organizations in the U.S. and Japan with their research projects.

“This venture will combine Chaintope’s cutting-edge research with Vizitech’s market leading execution. It will be a great space for young and interested developers to explore this new life-changing technology and have access to opportunities both in India and abroad,” says Anandsagar Shiralkar, Founder and CEO of Vizitech. Vizitech’s team and Mr Hideki Shoda(Founder, Chaintope) visited multiple colleges back in October, including SICSR and PICT, the result of which was a number of promising hires. “We hope to create opportunities for many more candidates soon,” says Mr Shoda, whose vision for the R&D center is to become a digital playground for young blockchain developers and enthusiasts in India.

Vizitech had been exploring the blockchain space for over a year. Their team created Blockchain Meetup groups, taught over 10,000 students via online courses and formed an international blockchain community of experts, investors, entrepreneurs and developers, focused on creating a resource pool of quality blockchain developers and partners for projects in the U.S., Japan, Middle East and India.

Blockchain is a distributed ledger system that eliminates intermediaries and cannot be hacked. This technology, which was originally born as the supporting technology for the viral cryptocurrency ‘Bitcoin’ has expanded into many other industries with potential far reaching consequences in their respective domains.

Blockchain awareness is increasing in India with initiatives like the Bankchain consortium (which now has more than 27 banks) and the Fintech Valley in Vizag. Add to this, the scope for growth in the digital economy in India and the future of this new technology is boundless.

IDSA partners and participate in Maharashtra Consumer Day celebrations

Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) proudly partnered and participated in ‘National Consumer Day’ celebrations, held in Mumbai on 9th January 2018. Organized by Maharashtra State Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, the conference was themed around Emerging Digital Markets: Issues & Challenges in Consumer Protection’. During this one-day events, the government touched upon the issues such as misleading advertisements on digital platform, Consumer complaints redressal mechanism and need to protect consumers in the digital era.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was the Chief Guest at the event, said “In today’s digital world, new avenues of distribution models are emerging such as e-commerce & Direct Selling. The Department of Consumer Protection is working on a mechanism to regulate these industries in the interest of consumers”.

Principal Secretary for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Mahesh Pathak said that the Department is developing an online portal to address the complaints related to the Direct Selling distribution model and thanked IDSA and FICCI for lending support in developing the portal. Pathak also appreciated the efforts of IDSA in helping the Department organizing the National Consumer Day event.

“Direct Selling has emerged as a popular non-store retail model for the consumers to buy products. However, in the past, a lot of fraudulent players operated under the garb of Direct Selling, duping consumers of their hard-earned money, thus bringing bad name for the legitimate Direct Selling Industry. The Central Guidelines has now drawn a clear distinction between legitimate Direct Selling and fraudulent players, bringing much relief for the Industry. These Guidelines have been adopted by the states of Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh and we have now requested the Maharashtra Government to also issue the Guidelines in the state,” said Amit Chadha, Secretary General, IDSA.

On 5th January 2018, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan tabled the Consumer Protection Bill 2018 in the Parliament, taking a giant step towards a strong National level consumer protection policy. The new Bill, has provision for redressal of complaints regarding the defect in goods and deficiency in services.

“Direct Selling is a business run by the consumers, for the consumers as the Direct Sellers are the primary consumers as well. In this context, safeguarding the interest of consumers has been a priority for all Direct Selling entities. Central Consumer Affairs Ministry tabling the Consumer Protection Bill 2018 in the Parliament is the apt step forward towards consumer protection. The Bill has provision of establishing an authority to safeguard the interest of the consumers and facilitating faster consumer redressal mechanism, an utmost necessity in the current scenario,” opined Vivek Katoch, Chairman, IDSA.

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, for a long, has been stressing upon the need of a strong and exhaustive Consumer Protection Mechanism and the Consumer Protection Bill 2018 paves way for the same.