Fabelle launches a grand chocolate festival, Fête du Chocolat

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  • In addition to the decadent Éclairs, guests will have the opportunity to indulge in a variety of unique Fabelle creations during the extravagant chocolate carnival, which will continue till February 14 at Fabelle Boutiques around the country

National, 10th February, 2023: Fabelle Exquisite Chocolates, a home-grown luxury chocolate brand from ITC Ltd., renowned for creating unparalleled chocolate experiences, has propelled the Indian luxury chocolate sector to new and greater heights. Fabelle has launched Fabelle Fête du Chocolat, an exquisite chocolate carnival, in keeping with the brand’s goal to provide one-of-a-kind chocolate experiences to Indian consumers and establish trends with unique chocolate creations. Furthermore, this festival celebrates the season of love. In the run up to the Valentine’s Day, the chocolate festival is being held in Fabelle boutiques across the country, including those in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad.

Fabelle Fête du Chocolat – the chocolate festival which features a variety of interesting activities, is guaranteed to captivate the audience with its original and unique creations. Fabelle reintroduces The Theatre of Chocolates combo, which brings alive the signature Fabelle Chocolate Flower creation. Fête du Chocolat is also offering Happy Hours Menus during the evening hours. And a customized Valentine Special Happy Hour Menu for the Valentine week. This festival, will undoubtedly be an ideal retreat for chocolate connoisseurs.

Fabelle also introduces another classic creation reimagined in chocolate – the Fabelle Éclairs. Making it the epitome of indulgence, this classic French choux pastry is presented in five unique variants to suit the palette of consumers. The range consists of five variants:

  • Dark Chocolate and Gianduja Éclair – A decadent 70% dark chocolate Éclair created with Saint Domingue cocoa, adorned with scrumptious Turkish hazelnut paste, and topped with vanilla Chantilly cream.
  • Caramel, Praline and Sea Salt Éclair – A velvety 33% single-origin Côte d’Ivoire milk chocolate Éclair elegantly covered with crispy toasted almond praline.
  • Espresso and Chocolate Mousseline Éclair – A handmade espresso eclair encased in a unique combination of lemon curd and a soft espresso jelly, meticulously constructed with 67% single-origin Madagascar dark chocolate.
  • Ruby Chocolate and Raspberry Éclair – A delightful ruby chocolate and elderflower Ganache Éclair, encrusted with lime and almonds on a crisp sable and topped with fresh, soft raspberries.
  • Éclair Venezuela – Single Origin Éclair Gold Pepin 72% Venezuela chocolate with luscious caramel aromas of Dulcey cream.

Apart from these offerings, Fabelle Finesse – today the world’s finest chocolate – is launched at the boutiques, giving guests an unparalleled melt-in-the-mouth chocolate experience. Fabelle Finesse is crafted with a never-before-used processing technology in the world called the Cocoa Finesser to achieve the finest particle size and an unrivaled smooth chocolate. It is available as Milk Chocolate Thins and 64% Dark Chocolate Thins, made with Colombian cocoa. 

To add to the rich experience, Fabelle Ganache is sure to steal the limelight with its three variants – Creamy Milk, Rich Dark and No Added Sugar crafted with cocoa sourced from Ivory Coast & Ghana.

Expressing his delight in providing the finest experience to consumers, Mr. Anuj Rustagi – Chief Operating Officer – Chocolates, Confectionery, Coffee & New Businesses, Foods Division, ITC Ltd. said, “Fabelle’s main principle is to provide outstanding and distinctive chocolate experiences. The addition of Fabelle Éclair collection to our portfolio is the manifestation of our commitment to deliver unparalleled chocolate indulgence to our consumers. With Fête du Chocolat, we hope to host chocolate connoisseurs across the country at our Chocolate Boutiques and make them experience what we have planned for this celebration.”

Guests can visit their nearest chocolate boutique to attend the Fête du Chocolat. Consumers located in cities with Fabelle boutiques can place orders or enjoy doorstep delivery through ITC’s own D2C delivery platform https://fabelle.in and www.itcstore.in/pages/fabelle-luxury-chocolates. They may also buy these delicacies – with exciting offers – on Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket; or visit the nearest Chocolate Boutique to indulge at –

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Aakash BYJU’S launches one-of-its-kind, first ever self-evaluation tool for NEET aspirants — Know Your NCERT (KYN)

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⚫ The toolkit will offer curated modules in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology to students of Classes XI to XII, offering a complete learning experience.

This toolkit is a game changer for NEET aspirants as it offers a plethora of questions of varied types after every chapter as per NEET pattern. This will enhance students’ proficiency levels with deeper analysis.

Integration of KYN along with NCERT Maps ensures quick, repeated revisions and effective recall of topics. 27 students secure 99 percentile and above in the first session of JEE Mains 2023 from Aakash BYJU’S in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, February, 2023:In its endeavor towards making subjects easy and keeping the students close to the NCERT syllabus, Aakash BYJU’S, the leader in test preparatory services in India, has launched the ‘KNOW YOUR NCERT (KYN) kit for NEET aspirants. The toolkit will offer curated modules in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology to Aakash BYJU’S students of Classes XI to XII, offering a complete learning experience.

Key features:

First ever self-evaluation too!

NCERT liners to strengthen knowledge and familiarity

Assertion and Reason type questions to improve application of knowledge

Check Your Understanding with questions from NCERT lines, interlinked concepts, diagrams & tables

NCERT Asks offering solutions to unanswered in-text questions of NCERT

In the recently declared JEE Mains session 1 results, 27 students of Aakash BYJU’S from Bengaluru have secured 99 percentile and above. The notable achievers are Vaibhav Raj who scored 99.93, Ridhi Aggarwal and DweepJoshipura 99.91 each, Aniket Kumar 99.85 and ParthPrajapati secured 99.83 percentile amongst others.

The KYN kit has been developed for frequent revisions of NCERT content and practice questions as well as their interpretation in mind. The questions have been framed on both concepts and facts that have been repeatedly asked in previous years’ question papers. Several lines of NCERT textbooks that are relevant to NEET but are often ignored by students also have been analyzed in-depth to create questions based on them.

KYN will assist students in comprehending a wide range of questions that may be asked in NEET and gain the ability to answer such questions with speed and accuracy. It also allows students to self-evaluate their level of preparation with NCERT and helps them in identifying areas for improvement. This toolkit is a game changer for NEET aspirants as it offers a plethora of questions of varied types after every chapter as per NEET pattern. This will enhance students’ proficiency levels with deeper analysis. Integration of KYN along with NCERT Maps ensures quick and repeated revisions and recall of topics.

Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My47EtTaE6A

Aakash BYJU’S mission is to help students in their pursuit of academic success. It features a centralized in-house procedure for curriculum and content development, as well as faculty training and monitoring, led by the National Academic Team of Aakash BYJU’S. Aakash BYJU’S students have a proven track record of selection in several medical and engineering entrance exams, as well as competitive tests such as Olympiads, NTSE and KVPY.

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BLOOD CANCER SURVIVOR MEETS HIS LIFESAVER FOR THE FIRST TIME

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Mandeep, a techie from Bengaluru reinstates faith in humanity by donating his stem cells to savea blood cancer patient

Bengaluru, 9 February 2023: A surreal story unfolded as Mandeep, a blood cancer survivor met his lifesaver also named Mandeep for the first time. An event was organised by DKMS BMST Foundation India, to mark World Cancer Day and celebrate the first meeting between the stem cell donor and his recipient.

Mandeep, blood cancer survivor, 35-year-old, a farmer from Punjab was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in 2009. Unfortunately, though Mandeep was advised for a stem cell transplant he could not find a Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) matched stem cell donor within his family. Mandeep had to wait for over 3 years before an HLA matching unrelated donor was identified with the help of DKMS BMST Foundation India and he underwent stem cell transplant in January 2020.

Mandeep (blood cancer survivor), said, “Cancer was a big shock to me and everyone around me. I was healthy and doing well, when suddenly everything just crashed. I was advised a stem cell transplant by the doctors, but we could not find any matching donor from my family. After a colossal struggle of over a decade against cancer, my struggle ended when a matching unrelated donor was identified with the help of DKMS-BMST. I was treated under the expertise of Dr. Dinesh Bhurani, Director, Department of Haemato-oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, New Delhi. And it was amazing that I was able to get the transplant done in January 2020. Today, I am completely cured. I have waited for over two years to meet my genetic twin, whose stem cell donation saved my life, and coincidently he is my namesake. I am very grateful to Mandeep (Donor), because of him, I got a second chance at life.”

As per the International guidelines, the identity of both the blood stem cell donor and recipient are kept anonymous for a period of two years and thereafter depending on their interest they are introduced to each other.

Mandeep (Stem Cell Donor, 39-Year-old) said, “It was truly wonderful to meet with Mandeep (blood cancer survivor). After my stem cell donation in December 2019, I had always wondered about the well-being of my stem cell recipient, and finally today we get to meet. My wife is also a cancer patient, and I do understand the pain and agony of the family members. I registered as a stem cell donor in a registration drive organised by DKMS-BMST in my office in 2018. After being identified as a match, DKMS-BMST team guided me in every step and I donated my stem cells in a hassle-free manner.”

Patrick Paul, CEO, DKMS-BMST Foundation india, said “It is always a very happy occasion for us when we introduce the cancer survivor with their lifesaver for the first time. So far, DKMS-BMST has registered over 80,000 potential donors and has helped 80 patients in India with a second chance at life. It is our endeavour to provide blood cancer and blood disorder patients with a second chance at life. India has one of the highest burdens of these life-threatening diseases in the world, and every year, over one lakh new patients are being diagnosed. These diseases are one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among children. Most people are unaware that a life-threatening disease like blood cancer can be treated by a stem cell transplant.”

Dr. Govind Eriat Nair, Consultant Hematology Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Gleneagles Global BGS Hospital, Bengaluru, informed, “Stem cell transplantation from a related or unrelated donor is a standard treatment for blood cancer and disorder patients. This stem cell transplant after 3 to 4 months of chemotherapy helps the patients to recover from the disease. Without the stem cell transplant, the chances of relapse are quite high. When matching donor is not available within the family, a search is carried out with help of registries like DKMS -BMST to find a matching unrelated donor, just like in the case of Mandeep. Therefore, the need of the hour is to increase awareness and encourage more Indians to register as stem cell donors so that more lives can be saved.”

Today, more than 40 million potential unrelated donors are listed worldwide with stem cell donor centres and registries. Of which only 0.04% are Indians. This situation can only be changed by recruiting many potential blood stem cell donors from India. If you’re between 18 and 55 and in general good health, take the first step to register as a blood stem cell donor by ordering your home swab kit at http://www.dkms-bmst.org/register

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ರಾಜಾಜಿನಗರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಿಂದ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ.ಅಂಜನಪ್ಪನವರು ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ

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ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಮತ್ತು ನಡೆಸುವ ರೀತಿ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರವಹಿಸುವ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳು, ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡುವಾಗ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಮಾನದಂಡ ನಂತರ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಪ್ರಚಾರ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ರೀತಿ, ಹೇಗಾದರೂ ಸರಿ ಗೆಲ್ಲಲೇಬೇಕೆಂದು ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಬಳಸುವ ಜಾತಿ ಜಾತಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕುವ ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಒಡಕುಗಳು, ಅದರಿಂದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರಿಗಾಗುವ ಅಡ್ಡಿ, ಆತಂಕ,ನೋವು, ಪರಿಹಾರವಿಲ್ಲದ೦ತಹ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಯಾತನೆ, ಹಲವು ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕೆಲಸ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದಾ: ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರ ಪಾತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಭಾಗಶಃ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪರೋಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ಸಹಾಯ ನೀಡಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೇ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಸವಲತ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವ ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾರ್ಗ ಹಲವು ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಸೆ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಡ್ಡಿ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ, ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೂ ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಡ್ಡುವ ಆಸೆ, ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಗಳು, ರೈತರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಜನರ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ತೋರುವ ಅಸಡ್ಡೆ ಅನಾವಶ್ಯಕ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳಿಂದ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಮುಗ್ಗಟ್ಟು, ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರ ಮೇಲೆ ತೆರಿಗೆ ಹೊರೆ, ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಬಜೆಟ್‌ಗಳು, ಒಬ್ಬ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ’ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಟೀಕೆಗಳ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ … ಟೀಕೆಗಳ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಸದಾ ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದು ಜನರ ನಗೆಪಾಟಲಿಗೆ ಗುರಿಯಾಗುವುದು, ಮತ್ತು ಇದೇ ಸಮಾಜದ ಉದ್ಧ ಾರವೆಂದು ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವುದು, ಮತ್ತು ಅದನ್ನೇ ಜನರು ಅಂದರೆ, ನಾವುಗಳು ದಿನಗಟ್ಟಲೇ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಹಾಗೇ ಮರೆತು ಬಿಡುವುದು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯನ ದಿನಚರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.

ಇದರಿಂದ ನಿಜವಾದ ಜನಸೇವೆ, ಅದು ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಜನೆ, ರೈತಪರ ಚಿಂತನೆ, ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯ ನಿವಾರಣೆ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು, ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಹುಡುಕುವುದು ಮರತೇ ಹೋಗಿದೆ.

ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರಣಾಳಿಕೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸುವುದು, ಬಜೆಟ್ ಬಂದಾಗ ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾಗಿ ಮಂಡಿಸುವುದು, ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯನ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿರಂತರ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ದುರ್ಬಳಕೆಯ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ (ಮತ ಪಡೆದವರು ಮತ ಹಾಕಿದವರ ಮೇಲೆ) ಅತ್ಯಾಚಾರ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಬಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ರೈತ ಕುಟುಂಬದಿಂದ ದೊಡ್ಡಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ ತುಮಕೂರಿನಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ರಾಜಾಜಿನಗರದ ಆರ್.ಕೆ.ಎಂ.ಟಿ. ಉಚಿತ ಹಾಸ್ಟೆಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾಬ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಿದ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜಾತಿಯ, ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವರ್ಗದ, ಅತೀ ಬಡವರು, ಅತೀ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತರ ವರೆಗೆ ಧೈರ್ಯ ತುಂಬಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಮಿತ್ರನನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರಿಂದಲೇ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಹೋದಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನಾಂಗದ ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಯೋವೃದ್ಧರಿಂದ ಹಿಡಿದು ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಕ್ಕಳವರೆಗೆ ಕೈಮುಗಿಯುವವರೆಷ್ಟೋ ಜನ, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇ ಎಂದು ಕೂಗಿ ಹೇಳುವವರ ಜನ ಇದ್ದಾರ

ಇದೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋರಾಟ, ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಹೋರಾಟ, ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಲಿ, ಶಾಲಾ ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರೈತ ಸಿನಿಮಾರಂಗದವರಾಗಲಿ, ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಹೋಟಲ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾವ್ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ ಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ, ಯಾವುದೇ ಮದುವ ನಮ್ಮ ಡಾ| ಆಂಜನಪ್ಪ, ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಬಂದ್ರು ಅಂತಾರೆ. ಕಾರ್ಯ ಕ್ರಮಗಳಲಾಗಲಿ, ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಹೇ

ಚೇಪೇಕಾಯಿ ತಿಂದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಆರೋಗ ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜನ = ಜನಾರ್ದನ ಎಂಬ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ, ಜನಗಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ದನಗಳಿಗೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡುವುದು, ನಮ್ಮೂರಿನ (ದೊಡ್ಡಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು, ದೊಡ್ಡತುಮಕೂರು ಕರೆಕಲ್ ಬಮಕೂರು) ಕಲುಷಿತ ಕೆರೆ, ಹೋರಾಟದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನಪರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಜನರ ಮುಂದೆ ಒಬ್ಬ ಸಾಧಕನನ್ನಾಗಿ ಬಿಂಬಿಸಿದ್ದು ತಾವುಗಳು, ಅ೦ದರೆ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಮಿತ್ರರು, ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಮಿತ್ರ, ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳಕಳಿಯ ಮನರ ಏನೆಂದರೆ, ತಾವುಗಳು ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಹಿರಿಯರು ಮತದಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಎಂಬ ಅಸವನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದನು. ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಇದೇ ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಮಾರಕವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇದನ್ನು ಸಮಾಜ ಸುಧಾರಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಎಟಕುವ ಹಾಗೇ ಆದಷ್ಟು ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಚಾರದಿಂದ ದೂರವಿರುವವರು ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ಧಿಸುವಂತಾಗಬೇಕು, ಇದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾನು ಕೂಡ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಧೈರ್ಯದಂತೆ ಜನರು ಕೂಡ ನನಗೆ, ನನ್ನ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಮಿತ್ರರಿಗೆ ಧೈರ್ಯ ತುಂಬುತ್ತಾರೆಂದು ನಂಬಿ ರಾಜಾಜಿನಗರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಿಂದ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಸರ್ಧಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

ಧೈರ್ಯ ತುಂಬಿ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಸ್ನೇಹಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯನ ಸ್ನೇಹಿ ಸದಸ್ಯರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ವಿನಮ್ಮ ಮನವಿ,

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launches ‘Hello Ujjivan’- India’s first Voice, visual, vernacular banking app

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Introduces industry-first mobile banking app for individuals who have limited reading and
writing skills

Bengaluru, February 08, 2023: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launched Hello Ujjivan, India’s first mobile banking application with 3 V’s voice, visual, vernacular-enabled features – to provide banking access to individuals who have limited reading and writing skills. The app is designed to instil banking habits in our MicroBanking and Rural customers who are digitally challenged.

Hello Ujjivan, co-created with Navana Al, is accessible by voice in eight regional languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Oriya, and Assamese. Customers can speak to the app in their native language to perform banking transactions and access services such as paying loan EMIs, opening FD and RD accounts, transferring funds, checking account balance, and updating passbooks, among others. The app’s intuitive Al and machine learning capabilities enable it to comprehend customers’ unstructured banking requests and provide the desired result. The application engine adapts to the various dialects of the user and has the capacity to learn and respond to their particular dialect. The app also provides a visual representation, along with a recorded voice guide in the user’s preferred language at every step, allowing them to transact without fear or reliance on others, thereby removing the anxiety associated with online banking transactions.

As per our research, the app addresses the digital divide on the banking needs, aspirations, and behaviours of the MicroBanking and Rural customers. Ujjivan SFB is utilising its 600 branches and close to 9000 Microbanking and Rural Banking staff to educate the customers on using the Hello Ujjivan app. In its initial phase, Hello Ujjivan will be available to its existing MicroBanking customers. In the subsequent phase, the company will continue to add more languages and banking features and solutions, such as opening new customer accounts, paying utility bills, availing repeat loans, mobile and DTH recharge.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. B A Prabhakar, Chairman of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, said, “The launch of the mobile app represents a significant advancement in our efforts to provide our MicroBanking and Rural customers with the advanced technology and the high level of convenience and security. We are confident that we will be able to empower our customers, towards meeting their banking needs. This application also demonstrates our dedication to promoting financial literacy and independence across all social strata.”

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Ittira Davis, MD & CEO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, said, “The introduction of Hello Ujjivan reinforces our commitment to promote financial and digital inclusion throughout the nation. As a mass market bank, we are confident that this innovation will further simplify the banking experience for individuals who are digitally inclined, but challenged.

“We will continue to focus on deploying innovative technology solutions to empower the un- served and under-served customers to achieve financial independence,” he added.

Ujjivan SFB has developed a comprehensive digital strategy to simplify banking services throughout India. Our digital strategy of the bank is built to bridge the digital divide between metro vs semi urban and rural customers, who are often left out. The bank currently serves over 72 million customers through its 600 branches across 25 states and union territories in India. As of December 31, 2022, the gross loan book is valued at INR 21,895 cr. and the deposit base is valued at INR 23,203 cr.

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