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HDFC Bank launches video know your customer facility

HDFC Bank has launched video KYC facility. After successful completion of the pilot project, the bank has deployed consent-based video KYC facility as an alternate method of establishing the prospective customer's identity, during the account opening process in a safe and secure environment.

ICICI Prudential Life partners with NSDL Payments Bank

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has entered into a pact with NSDL Payments Bank. Under the agreement, ICICI Prudential Life will provide its customer-centric protection and savings products to customers of NSDL Payments Bank.

Skoda launches Rapid TSI automatic at Rs9.49 lakh

Skoda Auto has unveiled new Rapid TSI Automatic Transmission (AT) priced at Rs 9.49 lakh under ‘One Nation, One Price’ philosophy. It is equipped with a six speed torque converter and offers 16.24 kmpl.

Allen Career Institute figures in Forbes India magazine

Allen Career Institute has been named among the four most influential business families of the country by Forbes India. The Maheshwari family of Kota, which owns the institute, is the only family from Rajasthan that figures in the September edition of the magazine.

Mahindra & Mahindra launches all-new Thar

Mahindra & Mahindra has unveiled the all-new Thar. In its new avatar, it has a quantum leap in terms of performance, comfort, technology and safety. It features BS-VI compliant engine options — 2.0 litre mStallion TGDi petrol engine and the 2.2 litre mHawk diesel engine.

Chitkara institutes celebrate International Ozone Day

To commemorate 35 years of the Vienna Convention and global ozone layer protection, Chitkara College of Education, in association with Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, recently celebrated Ozone Day under ED Social Module. Teachers participated in the poster-making competition while students of Chitkara International School participated in an online quiz competition titled ‘Ozone-o-logy’.

SeguraMAX unveils ‘Keep-u-safe’ technology to fight virus

Ludhiana-based start-up, SeguraMAX Global (SeguraMAX), has launched ‘Keep-u-safe’, a first-of-its-kind technology that helps in achieving significant reduction of viruses on the surfaces. The green plant-based technology has been tested by various international and accredited NABL labs with proven results to reduce >99% viruses from various surfaces of fabrics, garments and plastics in less than a minute.

65% men above 40 suffer from prostate symptoms: Expert

Almost 65% of men aged 40 years and above suffer from symptoms that lead to increased day-time frequency of urination, said Dr Manish Ahuja, consultant urologist, Fortis Hospital, Mohali. By adopting healthy lifestyle and behaviours and cost-effective medications, the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is possible, said.

ImpactGuru.com extends free fund-raising option

ImpactGuru.com — a healthcare financing platform for patients — has extended free fund raising to all causes. Through this new fund raising option, ImpactGuru is waiving its platform fee so that fund raisers can receive maximum funds for the causes they support. This was disclosed by company’s co-founders Piyush Jain and Khushboo Jain.

PSPCL opens new building of electricity call centre

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has expanded its Electricity Call Centre 1912 by increasing total channels to 120. A newly constructed Electricity Call Centre building at 66 KV GIS Substation, Chaura Bazar, Ludhiana, was recently inaugurated by DPS Grewal, director, distribution, PSPCL.

CNH Industrial India exports 100 tractors to Bangladesh

CNH Industrial India recently exported 100 tractors to Bangladesh in an inaugural run of a freight train from the Inland Container Depot at Dadri. The 25-wagon freight was flagged off by company's business head Vikas Kikan.

Biotechnology, bioinformatics students bring laurels to JP varsity

Various students of Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, JP University of Information Technology, have brought laurels to the university by qualifying for international fellowships and admissions to PG and PhD courses overseas and nationally. A large number of students were selected for different higher studies programmes in prestigious institutes within the country and abroad.

Max Hospital inaugurates upgraded mother, child clinic

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, has launched an upgraded state-of-the-art mother and child care clinic. It was launched by Girish Dayalan, deputy commissioner, Mohali, along with Vivan Gill, VP and regional head, operations, at Max Healthcare.