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Panasonic Redefines Smart Living with India’s First Matter-Enabled Room Air Conditioners*

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New Delhi, December 11, 2023: Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND) – a leading diversified technology company, today announced a ground-breaking advancement in the world of air conditioning by introducing India’s First Matter-Enabled Room Air Conditioners (RACs)* powered by Miraie. With this, Panasonic takes a significant leap in ensuring flexibility, and convenience for consumers in the smart appliances realm. Starting February 2024, the Panasonic range of Air Conditioners equipped with Matter protocol will be available across all leading outlets and e-commerce platforms in India right before the summer season. Matter is an open-source connectivity standard that enables seamless interoperability across smart devices.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Manish Sharma, Chairman, Panasonic Life Solutions India and South Asia, said, “At Panasonic, we have been launching products and technology in line with consumer insights. We find that our consumers use products of different brands, and each brand has a platform or an app to manage a particular appliance. Hence to make lives more convenient and comfortable for our consumers, we have integrated Matter, an open, universal standard, with our Miraie platform and introduced India’s first Matter-enabled Room Air Conditioners as the first product under this new range. So now a Panasonic Air Conditioner equipped with Matter technology can be managed using the Miraie platform or any other platform that is Matter compatible. Similarly, any other Room Air Conditioner brand that is compatible with Matter can also be controlled through the Miraie platform. This is indeed a big breakthrough in consumer tech space.”

Sharing his thoughts, Mr. Manish Misra, Chief Innovation Officer, Panasonic Life Solutions India, said, “Our vision is to bring innovation to elevate the daily living of our consumers through smart technology. We launched Miraie – our smart home platform in 2020 and we have seen 70% of our Air Conditioner consumers using the platform. And now we are taking the Miraie platform to the next level by making it Matter-compatible and introducing India’s first range of Matter enabled Room Air Conditioners. India Innovation Centre has been at the forefront of many innovations at Panasonic and with Matter, we have done extensive testing and are delighted to provide our consumers with an upgraded Miraie platform that provides inter-operability and is simple to use, reliable and secure.”

Mr. Fumiyasu Fujimori, Managing Director, PMIN, Panasonic Life Solutions India, “At Panasonic, we are driven by our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer experience. Our new line of Matter-enabled Air Conditioners exemplifies this commitment and empowers our customers with futuristic and efficient solutions. Panasonic Air Conditioners will not only provide a more convenient and integrated living experience but also contribute to reducing energy consumption. By seamlessly connecting with other Matter-certified devices and platforms, they will facilitate a smarter and more efficient use of energy, optimizing comfort while minimizing environmental impact.”

Consumers can control their Matter-enabled air conditioners through the Miraie app, an innovative platform designed to enhance the connected living experience. Miraie’s compatibility with Matter reflects Panasonic’s commitment to providing consumers with a futureproof, smart and connected experience to enhance daily living. In near future. with Miraie, users can seamlessly control and monitor a wide range of smart appliances, including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and more irrespective of the brand.

A global leader in developing innovative technologies and solutions for wide-ranging applications in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, industry, communications, and energy sectors worldwide, the Panasonic Group switched to an operating company system on April 1, 2022, with Panasonic Holdings Corporation serving as a holding company and eight companies positioned under its umbrella. Founded in 1918, the Group is committed to enhancing the well-being of people and society and conducts its businesses based on founding principles applied to generate new value and offer sustainable solutions for today’s world. The Group reported consolidated net sales of around 8,500 billion yen for the year ended March 31, 2023. Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND) is a subsidiary of Panasonic Holding Corporation (PHD). To learn more about the PLSIND, please visit: https://www.panasonic.com/in/

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Dinesh Gundu Rao Ji graced the Valedictory Session of Global Health Conference 2023

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Dinesh Gundu Rao Ji graced the Valedictory Session of Global Health Conference 2023

Two-day conference creates a dynamic platform for inclusivity in healthcare in India
Bangalore, 09 December 2023: The Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare – Sri Dinesh Gundu Rao Ji graced the Valedictory Session of the Global Health Conference 2023, organised by India’s First Free Private Rural Medical College – Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR) in association with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
The Conference was designed on the theme – ‘Augmenting Synergies for Universal Healthcare’ at Sathya Sai Grama on 08-09 December 2023. The Minister presented the ‘Gift of Life’ certificates to two children who were treated at SMSIMSR. ‘Gift of Life’ is a ceremony which was instituted by Sri Madhusudan Sai across all his hospitals, where those who are saved through surgeries are celebrated. The Hospital provided baby Malashree sepsis NICU management in addition to pre-term birth management care. The child was kept in the NICU for 26 days, absolutely free of all costs! Six-year-old Krishna Seervi hailing from Bagepalli, Chikkaballapur underwent an ASD device closure. Both the children were discharged, hale and hearty and look forward to live a healthy life.
The Conference collectively embarked on a journey of exploration, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration in the pursuit of advancing global healthcare. ‘Augmenting synergies for Universal Healthcare’ was a pivotal event that promised to shape the future of healthcare through collaborative efforts and innovative solutions. By bringing together stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, the Conference inspired a transformative change, forging a path towards a more inclusive, patient-centric, sustainable, affordable and accessible healthcare landscape.
Sri Dinesh Gundu Rao Ji in his address said, “I was always looking forward to be invited to this holy place and witness the glorious work done here. The work is simply astounding and setting up a private medical college in record-breaking time span is laudable. It isn’t easy to achieve such a huge milestone in such a limited duration. Even for the Government, to achieve such an enormous task of establishing a medical college and hospital is difficult. I was awe struck to see the seamless functioning of the Hospital and College here during my walkthrough. We need people who are willing and dedicated to run such institutions and thus able to achieve such substantial outcomes. What is something impossible is been made possible here! SMSIMSR has given a ray of hope to the entire humanity. The people and work being done reinvigorates the hope in humanity. Government facilities have always faced multiple challenges in terms of quality and delivery of healthcare. This Institution has achieved something which any government has failed to. The number of free surgeries and services provided absolutely free of cost is truly inspiring. I would love to extend all the support from the Government and looking forward for meaningful collaborations in making healthcare accessible and affordable to the public.”

In the closing remarks Sri Madhusudan Sai said, “To take the healthcare to remotest of the geographies and making it accessible to everyone despite of hardships is the step taken by us. This can happen only with a magnanimous feeling of ‘vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam – One World One Family’. Parents never charge their children for providing them. Our ancient India never charged for dispensing nutrition, education or healthcare, believing everyone as a part of one single family.
We belong to such great India where the vaidyālayas were patronised by kings dispensing free healthcare to the public. Over time with the onslaught of modernisation things have changed drastically. We as an Institution, believe in the great ideals of our country. The need of the hour is imbibing the feeling of oneness. Charitable institutions, corporate and government must work hand in hand to fill this gap in society. Everyone must have clothes to cover their bodies, nutritious food to live a healthy life and holistic healthcare to cure the disease affected body.
We are a large country and it will take a while to reach out to the last person but we have begun somewhere and set the ball rolling. One step towards this goal that we have set is by establishing a free medical college creating noble healthcare professionals from the rural population of India. They are the one who will commit themselves to this cause and serve the rural poor getting back to their natives. Majority of them hail from families earning less than INR 20k per month. These students have come forward and committed themselves to serve lifelong in this noble cause out of sheer gratitude towards the institution and the country. They are inspired from free medical education and free healthcare which is a myth in this contemporary world. After churning out so much of knowledge over two days, we must put it into action. All the stakeholders should partner to resolve the underlying issues of healthcare in society.”
As part of the Valedictory session, a fireside chat show was held where noted former cricketer Sri Sunil Gavaskar posed many questions about the ethos of ‘compassionate healthcare’, which is the model of all the hospitals which have been established by Sri Madhusudan Sai (Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Heart Care Hospitals, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Mother and Child Hospitals, Sri Sathya Sai Sarla Memorial Hospital and the Medical College), joint partnerships and collaborations, the concept of universalisation of healthcare, etc.

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PCL 2023: School from Manipur wins the Equality Cup 2023

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The winners of this year’s PCL Equality Cup 2023 are:

CT Higher Secondary School, Manipur 

CT Higher Secondary School beat Step by Step, Udaipur 4-0

Goals:CT school

(Jersey 11) Elangbam Airish – 11m. 13m

(Jersey 16) Konthoujam Korou  – 24m. 43m

Player of the match: Konthoujam Korou from CT Sec School

Runner’s-up

Step by Step, Udaipur

Third place 

Yenepoya School, Mangalore 

Yenepoya School, Mangalore beat The Frank Anthony School 5-1

Goals: Yenepoya

(Jersey 49) Adil Muhammed K  – 2m. 9m

(Jersey 55) Zayed Haque – 28m. 31m. 40m

Frank Anthony:

(Jersey 10) Ryan Vonbock – 8m

Player of the match: (Jersey 54) Lairelakpam Suraj Singh from Yenepoya school

Winners of the Equality Plate

Parikrma Center For Learning 

Parikrma beat Legacy 2-0

Goals:

Parikrma Centre for learning

(Jersey 10)  Henminlum Changloi – 16m

(Jersey 11) Dhanush – 24m

Player of the match: Henminlum Changloi from Parikrma

Fair-Play Team : Legacy School

Player of the tournament: Aman Roat, Step by Step, Udaipur  

Golden Boot: Alvish Konsam, CT Higher Secondary School, Manipur AND Adil Muhammed K from The Yenepoya School, Mangalore

Best Coach: Shanniyas, The Yenepoya School

They also hosted an exhibition match between CEOs of Bengaluru and the Parikrma alumni team. 

The guests of honour for PCL Day 3 2023:

Arjuna Awardee, AB Subbaiah, former Indian hockey goalkeeper and coach

Ashwini Akkunji – sprint athlete gold medalist and Karnataka Rajyotsava winner

Dhanya Ravi, disability evangelist

Arghya Saha, marathoner and endurance sports enthusiast. 

Jayaprakash Shetty, international athlete, executive member of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association

NA Harris, President, KSFA

Aslam Khan, Deputy Secretary, KSFA

M Kumar, Secretary, KSFA 

SM Balu, Chairman, and Sridharan, Secretary, BDFA

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ಕೆ ಎಸ್ ಆರ್ ಟಿ ಸಿ ಗೆ Arogya World Healthy Work Place-2023 ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ

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ದಿನಾಂಕ:08.12.2023 ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ ಲಲಿತ್ ಅಶೋಕ್, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
Arogya World India Trust ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿರುವ Healthy work place ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯು, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ರಸ್ತೆ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಉಪಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಲಭಿಸಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

Arogya World India Trust ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು 2022ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು (UN Award) ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಒಂದು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಲಾಭ ರಹಿತ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೀವನ ಶೈಲಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅರಿವು ಮೂಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕರ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ ರೋಗವನ್ನು ಹರಡದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯುವಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಶ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ.

Arogya World India Trust ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿರುವ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯು ನಿಗಮಕ್ಕೆ ಲಭಿಸಿರುವುದು, ನಿಗಮವು ತನ್ನ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಕ್ರಮಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರಿಗಾಗಿ ನೀಡುವ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಗಾಗಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.

ಇಂದು ನಡೆದ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದಾನ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ರವರು Arogya World India Trust ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿರುವ Healthy Work Place 2023 ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಶ್ರಬಾಣಿ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ಜಿ, India Head, Arogya World ಹಾಗೂ ಡಾ. ಸುಶೀಲಾ Board Member, Arogya World ರವರು ನಿಗಮವು ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಗೊಳಿಸಿರುವ ಉಪಕ್ರಮಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಕೆ ಎಸ್ ಆರ್ ಟಿ ಸಿ ಗೆ ಪ್ರದಾನ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗದೀಶ್‌ ಕುಮಾರ್‌ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲರು, ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ತರಬೇತಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ, ಹಾಸನ ಹಾಗೂ ಶ್ರೀ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್‌ ವಿಭಾಗೀಯ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಾಧಿಕಾರಿ, ತುಮಕೂರು ವಿಭಾಗ ಕೆ.ಎಸ್. ಆರ್.ಟಿ.ಸಿ ರವರು ನಿಗಮದ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಈ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದರು.

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Noodira Unisex Salon Celebrates the Grand Opening of Its New Branch and Makeup Academy in Koramangala

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Bengaluru, December 8, 2023: Noodira Unisex Salon, a Bengaluru-based premier salon chain, celebrated the grand opening of its new branch and International Makeup Academy in Koramangala on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Noodira Unisex Salon is the brainchild of well-known celebrity makeup artist, Ms. Nadira Nayar, who with her three decades of experience in the beauty and make industry has established a chain of salon across the city.

The salon was inaugurated by well-known actors from the Kannada film industry, Dhanya Ramkumar and actor Suraj Gowda. Addressing the inaugural, Ms. Nadira Nayar, Founder and Managing Director of Noodira Unisex Salons, said, “Everybody is beautiful. Noodira Salon focuses not only on making individuals more beautiful but also confident. We believe that everyone should love their body, respect it and treat it well. It is God’s gift and we help them maintain it well.”
Noodira Unisex Salon offers its customers a unique blend of services with international and Indian touches. The Koramangala branch of the salon is replete with 20 highly trained staff with several years of experience in the beauty industry enabling them to provide the panache and quality desired by the customers. Along with using some of the top global skincare and makeup brands, Noodira also emphasizes on using skin-friendly organic products to increase the longevity of beauty regimes.
Furthermore, the Makeup Academy at the Koramangala branch has comprehensive courses designed to offer knowledge, techniques and panache for budding beauticians to become professional makeup artists. “Makeup is like painting. It is about understanding the person’s skin type, tone and texture and magnifying their beauty. In Noodira Makeup Academy, importance is given to understanding this and applying it practically. Our cohort of trained beauticians are empowered with the best exposure in beauty regimes so that they can work as a makeup artist anywhere in the world to make a mark of their own,” Ms. Nadira added.
The salon aims to set a benchmark in the beauty industry but providing personalized and tailor-made services to suit the needs of every individual customer. “Every customer needs a different treatment. The main difference in our service is that we consult our customers on their body, skin and hair type and give them a unique treatment,” said Ms Nadira.
Ms. Nadira started her first-ever salon in 2015 in Delhi. With her entrepreneurial skills, she expanded her venture to Bengaluru by opening branches in Whitefield and Indiranagar with an aim to create a pan-India presence for the brand in the future.


Noodira Unisex Salon is a Bengaluru-based premier salon chain that offers luxury beuty treatments at affordable prices. The salon is the brainchild of Ms. Nadira Nayar a Celebrity Makeup Artist and Managing Director of Noodira Unisex Salons. She has three decades of experience in offering customers a luxurious experience for Hair, Skin, Hands & Feet, Hair Stylist, and Makeup with best-in-class products, the finest amenities, and professionally trained staff. Noodira’s chain of salons features a creative fusion of beauty and styling services in an unusual setting. The salon has three outlets in premium locations across Bengaluru.

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