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B.Tech Admissions 2021 Open atAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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  • In a unique initiative, students can qualify for admission to the varsity’s engineering programmes through its examination called Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination (AEEE) or any of the four specified eligibility exams
  • AEEE 2021 will be conducted online in three phases in April, May and June

March 3, 2021: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – ranked the 4th Best Overall University in India in the 2020 National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) – has announced that admissions are open for its futuristic B.Tech. programmes that offer promising careers in Robotics and Automation, Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Aerospace Technology and more.

In a first, students can now qualify for admission to Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s engineering programmes by acing its international examination called Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination (AEEE), or any of the four eligibility exams including Remote Proctored Examination (CBT or RPE) or JEE Mains 2021 or SAT or Pearson UG Entrance Examination Score (PUEE). The varsity is adhering to the JEE Mains pattern for AEEE – Engineering 2021 Centre Based Test.

The eligibility for appearing in the AEEE test is 12th class or equivalent from a recognized board with not less than 55% in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics separately, and an aggregate minimum of 60% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Candidates seeking admission should be born on or after 1st July 2000.

AEEE 2021 will be conducted online in three phases in April, May and Junefor admissions to B.Tech. programs at four campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham located at Amritapuri (Kerala), Bengaluru, Chennai and Coimbatore. Eligible students can participate in any phase of the online/offline test to qualify for admission. The same examination is also conducted offline. The choice of the examination mode lies with the candidate.Maximum three attempts would be allowed for a student, and the best score considered for ranking.

Once a candidate clears any of the given eligibility examinations, an online counselling session will be conducted individually to discuss the prospective engineering programs available, based on the grade. Over 200 students from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham get the opportunity to study abroad each year under various programs.

For more details, please refer to the link: https://www.amrita.edu/btech

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Bharat Biotech Announces Phase 3 Results of COVAXIN®

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Bharat Biotech Announces Phase 3 Results of COVAXIN®:
India’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates Interim Clinical
Efficacy of 81%
 Data from 25,800 participants, received vaccine or placebo in a 1:1 ratio showed that
the vaccine candidate was well tolerated.
 COVAXIN® demonstrated 81% interim efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in those without
prior infection after the second dose.
 Clinical trial to continue through to final analysis at 130 confirmed cases in order to gather further data and to evaluate the efficacy of COVAXIN in additional secondary
study endpoints.

Hyderabad, India, 03, March, 2021: Bharat Biotech, a global leader in vaccine innovation, developing vaccines for infectious diseases, today announced the first interim analysis of its BBV152 (COVAXIN®). The whole virion inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 81% in its Phase 3 clinical trial. The trials involved 25,800 subjects, the largest ever conducted in India, in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research.

“Today is an important milestone in vaccine discovery, for science and our fight against
coronavirus. With today’s results from our Phase 3 clinical trials, we have now reported data on
our COVID-19 vaccine from Phase 1, 2, and 3 trials involving around 27,000 participants.
COVAXIN® demonstrates high clinical efficacy trend against COVID-19 but also significant
immunogenicity against the rapidly emerging variants,” said Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech.

BBV152 contains a whole virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, which is produced in Vero cells. It is stable at 2 to 8°C (refrigerated) and is shipped in a ready-to-use liquid formulation that permits distribution using existing vaccine supply chain channels.

BBV152 has a 28-day open vial policy as a unique product characteristic, thus reducing vaccine wastage by
approximately 10-30%.
BBV152 is based on an established manufacturing platform with a better safety profile when
compared to other vaccine platforms. The inclusion of the Algel-IMDG adjuvant enhances T-cell
immune responses to COVID-19, leading to long-term protection.

“I want to thank every one of the participants, who volunteered to participate in this vital clinical trial, our partners, principal investigators across 25 study sites, and our team at Bharat Biotech who dedicated their time to this vaccine discovery,” said Mrs. Suchitra Ella, Joint
Managing Director, Bharat Biotech. “We could not have achieved this public-private
partnership milestone without the relentless commitment of those involved.”

Interim Phase 3 Results: 81% Efficacy

The Phase 3 study enrolled 25,800 participants between 18-98 years of age, including 2,433 over the age of 60 and 4,500 with comorbidities. The primary endpoint of Phase 3 clinical trial is
based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe)
COVID-19 with onset at least 14 days after the second study vaccination in serologically
negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline.

The first interim analysis is based on 43 cases, of which 36 cases of COVID-19 were observed in the placebo group versus 7 cases observed in the BBV152 (COVAXIN®) group, resulting in a point estimate of vaccine efficacy of 80.6%.
The interim analysis included a preliminary review of the safety database, which showed that
severe, serious, and medically attended adverse events occurred at low levels and were balanced between vaccine and placebo groups. The trial’s conduct and monitoring are as per
Good Clinical Practice guidelines and have been outsourced to IQVIA.

Analysis from the National Institute of Virology indicates that vaccine-induced antibodies can neutralize the UK variant strains and other heterologous strains, which has been published in
bioRxiv.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.26.426986

Bharat Biotech expects to share further details of the trial results as additional data become
available. An additional interim analysis is planned for 87 cases, and the final analysis is planned
for 130 cases. All data from the second interim and final analyses will be shared via pre￾publication servers as well as submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.

More than 40 countries globally have expressed their interest in COVAXIN®. These countries are
highly satisfied with the safe, inactivated vaccine technology and robust data package for safety
and immunogenicity

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Neelkanth Jewellers launches Forevermark at HSR layout – Bengaluru

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-Film star Srinidhi Shetty graced the launch and unveiled the 100 Carat Program-

Bengaluru: March 3, 2021 – Strengthening their association with Forevermark, Neelkanth Jewelers launched the diamond brand from the De Beers Group, at their store at HSR layout, Bengaluru today.

Known for exquisite hand-crafted designs for the last three generations, Neelkanth offers all the Forevermark collections including the Circle of Trust, Traditional Setting, Tribute and the Forevermark Icon Collection. The synergy of these two brands has made for an ideal collaboration offering customers among the world’s most beautiful, inscribed and carefully selected natural diamonds set in intricately designed, unique and beautiful jewelry pieces,

Film star Srinidhi Shetty attended the event wearing a stunning three-line solitaire necklace, she selected her top 5 pieces from the Forevermark Collection and unveiled Forevermark’s 100 Carat Program at the store that will run from March 3rd -21st, 2021. This unique program allows customers to witness over a 100 Forevermark diamonds which are one-carat and above in size of varied shapes including round and fancy in loose diamonds as well as diamonds set in jewelry.

“It is an honor for me to be a part of the coming together of two of the most respected jewelry brands in the country as well as unveil a range of over a 100 Forevermark diamonds for customers to select from as part of the 100 Carat Program. Knowing that less than 1% of the world’s diamonds are eligible to be a Forevermark diamond, I feel privileged to wear these stunning diamond pieces, crafted exquisitely by Neelkanth Jewellers. The workmanship of Neelkanth Jewellers coupled with the natural beauty of a Forevermark diamond creates the perfect sparkle., ” said film star, Srinidhi Shetty.

Highlighting the partnership, Gurmukh Singh, CEO, Neelkanth Jewelers said, “We have been associated with Forevermark since 2013 and have received a great respornse at our flagship store on Richmond Road thus decided to strengthen our association by providing the brand to our customers at our store at HSR Layout. Forevermark is the diamond expert that offers the best quality of diamonds to its partners, with its stringent selection process. Each Forevermark diamond is uniquely inscribed and comes with a guarantee that every diamond is genuine and natural, this provides an additional assurance to our customers. There is a wide range of Forevermark diamond jewellery available at our store and we hope that our customers enjoy the shopping experience.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sachin Jain, Managing Director, De Beers India said Neelkanth Jewelers is one of the most established and respected jewelry brands in the industry. We feel extremely privileged to further strengthened our partnership with this launch. Forevermark selects its partners as carefully as its diamonds and works exclusively with experts who follow the same tenets of value and perseverance for excellence like Neelkanth Jewellers. Their elegant designs and craftsmanship enhance the beauty of a Forevermark diamond, and we look forward to a lasting relationship with them.”

Neelkanth Jewelers is a third-generation jewelry brand that has built a reputation through the years for its exquisite hand-crafted traditional Indian designs. The brand offers a wide range of jewelry in gold, silver, diamond and platinum, with each piece reflecting the highest quality and craftsmanship.

Forevermark diamonds are hand-selected for their beauty and rarity; each is genuine, untreated, and natural; each diamond has a unique inscription number and identification card bearing the assurance of it being rare and responsibly sourced. Less than 1% of the world’s natural diamonds are worthy of this inscription which is a promise that the diamond has been carefully selected to meet Forevermark’s standards of quality and integrity.

Visit the Neelkanath Jewellers to purchase the exquisite Forevermark Collection at HSSR Layout, # 247, Vijay Towers, 17th cross, 6th sector, HSR layout, Bengaluru 560102 or call 080-46963800 / 9606333525 for information.

For further details, visit Forevermark.com

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued Provisional Attachment order under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) attaching immovable assets (Agriculture & non -Agriculture land, Buildings, Residential flat and Factories)worth Rs 84.40 Crore in the name of N Nanjundaiah(director of Kanva Group of companies)

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued Provisional Attachment order under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) attaching immovable assets (Agriculture & non -Agriculture land, Buildings, Residential flat and Factories)worth Rs 84.40 Crore in the name of N Nanjundaiah(director of Kanva Group of companies) & in his family members and related entities and Harish S, Founder Director, and President of M/s SreeKanvaSouhardha Co-Operative Credit Limited (SKSCCL for brevity). These assets are situated at Nelamangala, Koratagere, Chikkabalapura, Srirangapatana and Bengaluru in Karnataka and at Madakasira in Andhra Pradesh.
ED initiated investigation on the basis ofcomplaint received from the Office of the Registrar Cooperative Societies, Bangalore and various registered FIRs wherein it was alleged that the entity has collected Rs. 650 crore deposits from the members of public, assuring high rate of interest through commission agents, without maintaining required liquidity. That the said entity has advanced loans out of deposits, working capitals, shares reserves etc without getting any security and not following existing Rules and Regulations. It has not maintained any proper accounts.
The searches have been conducted under the PMLA in the premises of N Nanjundaiah and other Directors of the M/s SreeKanvaSouhardha Co-operative Credit Limited &Kanva group of companies and incriminating documents were seized.N Nanjundaiah was arrested on 25.08.2020 and he is still in Judicial Custody. Prosecution Complaint was filed on 22.10.2020 before the court of Principal City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bangalore City, Bangalore (CCH-34).
SKSCCL collected the amountsthroughunauthorized collection centers & collection agent from more than 13000 gullible investors by luring them to pay higher rate of interest (from 12 to 15 %) butcheated them by not paying promised interest and not returning the principle amount even after the maturity. The collected money was embezzled and transferred to various accounts of Kanva group of companies &entities, in the account of aforesaid directors and their family member’s accounts and other persons related to the SKSCCL and from the siphoned money they had acquired than immovable and movable properties in their name and in the name of their family members and entities owned by them.
Accordingly, identified assets to the tune of Rs84.40 Crore have been provisionally attached under PMLA.
Previously, assets (movable and immovable properties) to the tune of Rs 255.17 Crore including accrued interest on the amount have been provisionally attached under PMLA; in total, provisionally attached assets in the case are Rs 339.57 Crore.

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CITROËN LAUNCHES “LA MAISON CITROËN” PHYGITAL SHOWROOMS IN BENGALURU

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* “La Maison Citroën” means “The Home of Citroën” and it provides a unique, seamless digital journey for customers *These Phygital showrooms are well integrated with Citroën India’s ATAWADAC experience (AnyTime AnyWhere AnyDevice AnyContent) with High Definition 360 3D Configurator *Pre-bookings for the new Citroën C5 Aircross SUV begins 01″ March, 2021, for INR 50.000

Showrooms Addresses: PPS Motors’ [1S] – No. 70, Grace Towers, Millers Road, Bengaluru 560052

*PPS Motors’ [3S] – Survey no. 4, Beratena Agrahara Village, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560110.

Citroën is ready for India with the launch of “La Maison Citroën” phygital showrooms in Bengalunu. Located in the most strategic locations for auto retail in Bengaluru, the showrooms are among the first “La Maison Citroën” in India that is ready ahead of the start of pre-booking date i.c. 01″ March 2021. The showrooms will also offer customers a comfortable Test Drive experience and full-fledged After-Sales services.

Welcome to “La Maison Citroën”

“La Maison Citroën” will disrupt the codes of traditional automobile distribution. It is a ‘feels like home’ comfort experience with its warm, friendly and colourful ambience. A giant screen placed on the façade attracts passers-by, encouraging them to walk inside: The warm interiors featuring a natural wood finish and colourful inscriptions invite customers to experience the Citroën brand and its century-old legacy.

A full digital ecosystem will link seamlessly the digital experience of customers and will enrich the journey at the showroom with ATAWADAC reception Bar, high definition 3D configurator, Citroen Origins touchscreen.

As part of the 360° Comfort strategy for India, Citroën will offer a range of services to build trust with consumers with unmatched comfort, never experienced before, These services will include attractive finance and leasing services through Citroën Finance and Insurance and 30 minute Guaranteed Trade-In facility,

L’Atelier Citroen, the Aftersales workshop, will offer innovative services at your fingertips as Anytime *Anywhere Access *Virtual Remote Diagnostics *180 Minute RSA Guarantee *Periodic Service & Maintenance with Pickup & Drop *Genuine Spare Parts availability within 24 hours Service on Wheels will enhance customer reach and be available for service or repair jobs at the customer’s doorstep.

Commenting on “La Maison Citroën”, Roland Bouchara, SVP, Sales & Marketing, Citroën India, says, “We are excited to innovate and launch the “La Maison Citroën” in India and the Bengaluru phygital showrooms are an important milestone as we gear up towards the launch of our first car CS Aircross SUV. The showroom will have numerous screens, debuting the ATAWADAC experience (AnyTime AnyWhere AnyDevice AnyContent) and a unique High Definition 3D configurator allowing customers to experience the product with a 360° view and personalise their product and services.

Speaking about dealer network development in India, Joël Verany, VP, Sales & Network, Citroën India said, “Citroën is all about comfort and digital innovation, and through this La Maison Citroen phygitai showrooms, we are confident that we will be able to bring a revolution in the way an Indian car consumer looks at his car purchasing journey. At the time of launch of the C5 Aircross SUV, La Maison Citroen will welcome customers in 10 main cities in India.”

The Citroën Brand : At the heart of the automotive market. Citroën has asserted itself since 1919 as a popular brand in the true sense of the word, making people and their lifestyles its lirst source of inspiration. A spirit underlined by its ‘Inspired by You signature and embodied by cars combining unique design and henchmark comfort. Within the mainstream brands. Citroën also stands out with a umique customer experience (Citroën Advisor, La Maison Citroën”, ete.), In 2019. the Brand sold I mnillion vehicles in over 90 countries. Citroën media site: https://www.citroen.in/media-centre/ @ Citroënindia