Bengaluru, 17th June 2020 : Ecom Express, a leading technology enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to e-commerce industry, has announced that it plans to hire over 7000 employees at a time of economic and employment ambiguity in the current COVID-19 situation. The full-time openings in the next two months spans across business functions such as last-mile delivery, warehousing management, operations, information technology and data sciences.
These new positions represent around 25% of the Company’s total workforce. The hiring will be made across the country including metro cities i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,Bengaluru,Hyderabad as well as cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, Chandigarh, Indore, Patna, Lucknow, Kanpur, Bhopal and Jaipur.
Saurabh Deep Singla, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, Ecom Express said,
‘’As a provider of logistics services to e-commerce industry, employees are paramount and a pivot to what we do. In these difficult times, we see increase in the demand for online shopping across cities and we need to support the scale and size for doorstep deliveries. The hiring of new employees is driven by unprecedented need to keep the supply chain running for e-commerce industry and in ensuring safe and timely deliveries.’’
Ecom Express has chalked out plans to hire around 35000 employees till the beginning of this year’s festive season in order to be prepared for the surge in online shopping backed by festival sales and increasing preference to doorstep deliveries. At the same time, the company is in a unique position to contribute towards helping our communities wade through the crisis and provide them with the opportunities to earn.
When more than 1000 soldiers clash, whether with barbed clubs sticks or baseball bats, 20 or 30 or 50 is a low figure. In the narrow gorge that defines the terrain at the point of contact in Gwalan valley in sub zero temperatures of High Altitude Areas of Ladakh, chances of soldiers rolling down into the river and getting washed away in icy river are reasonably high.
Expect more casualties on both sides and that is one part of the story.
Indian Army Calls Out Chinese Bluff
Looking beyond, the perpetual bully called China (whose 60% territory today actually never belonged to China, including white of TIBET/XINJIANG/UIGHUR/AKSAI CHIN/PARTS OF MONGOLIA) is talking about ‘No War’ WITH INDIA within a few hours of getting a bloodied nose BY INDIAN ARMY and that is something unprecedented.
Those who follow Chinese closely, would get the point being made.
Indo-China war will not happen!
China is in no position to wage a war with the whole world, except two nations, staring Chinese in their slanting eyes!
Now the question is if war was not the motive, why did it happen after the issue had been discussed and decision had been taken a few hours back to pull back! For China, it was a gamble that had to be taken. After the bashing that the top leadership received post withdrawal and climbdown in Doklam, another similar withdrawal would have put the Chinese President on a barbeque. At the same time, with the CPEC compulsion forcing China to do something especially after 370 abrogation, they took a gamble. Chinese were playing & hoping on usual Indian response of exercising restraint.
But there is no one more unpredictable, volatile & volcanic as an Indian Army Battalion whose Commanding Officer has been martyred while leading his Battalion to save the DIGNITY of his Motherland, anything could happen and somewhere, the control over the ploy was lost by the Chinese who were shocked and bewildered by Indian Ferocity on the night of 15 June 20 in icy heights of Ladakh. Chinese one-child policy has led to a generation of AC-reared pampered kids who form their forces today. Those CHINESE Army softies were never expected to match up with Indian soldiers one to one to start with and it got proved in less than two hours.
Just Six hours later, Chinese were calling Indians for talks! Had Indians taken it lying down, China would have declared itself a Victor after the stand off.
Loss of life is sad but we Indian soldiers take it with a sense of pride. Our only regret is the compulsion to fight in a way that identifies with the stone age.
No one knows for sure what kind of Indian response will follow since as per the reports till now, Chinese had started it in the first place. India giving it back hereafter may or may not happen.
But I have a feeling that this moment will define our future relationship with China.
China has lost the plot and the dominating position that it has always been very proud of.
Chinese talking peace, so soon after a skirmish, is unusual and it tells us a thing or two.
Govt will do what is supposed to be done; our soldiers will fight when ordered but the first thing that all of us can do is to BOYCOTT the Chinese CRAP from today itself.
We don’t have to throw everything out but we must stop buying Chinese goods! Rest will be taken care of.
🇮🇳 JAI HIND🇮🇳
–Gs.Gopal Raaj, Editor-City Today News & Tj vision media
~ Strengthening its distribution strategy, Panasonic empowers offline retailors to become a part of the online ecosystem~
New Delhi, June 17 2020: Panasonic India, a diversified technology company, today announced its partnership with the digital payment platform Benow to digitalize its offline retail network in India. Through this collaboration, Panasonic India enables its offline retailers – all Panasonic-exclusive retail partners and digital imaging (camera) stores, to sell the entire range of consumer electronic products online, thereby increasing their reach.
The Benow digital platform enables millions of consumers to reach out to Panasonic local dealers for buying Panasonic AC, televisions, refrigerators, washing machine and much more at the click of a button. The new platform does not require any capital expenditure by Panasonic’s retail partners and helps them provide a contactless purchase experience to its consumers in current times. Catering to the partners across regions, the platform can be accessed by them in local languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Telugu as well as English.
Talking about the partnership, Mr. Jialal Koundal, Group Head – Trade Marketing, Panasonic India said, “The ongoing pandemic has not only impacted consumer behaviour but also redefined how businesses operate. Further strengthening our distribution strategy & customer centricity, the association with Benow not only enables our offline retail partners to come online but also ensures that our consumers can browse, select, order, pay and receive their favorite Panasonic products from the safety and comfort of their homes. We are also supporting our retail partners with training to on-board and help them understand the new platform for seamless transactions. We expect that this will make the sales process easier and faster for not only our customers but also our retailers. We plan to extend this to all our distribution partners such as multiband outlets, national and regional retail outlets and sub-dealers, in the coming months as well.”
Extending his thoughts on the association, Soorraj V.S, Co-founder, Benow said, “Our digital solution provides a seamless and convenient shopping experience to millions of consumers of Panasonic in India. The advantage of the platform is that it does not call for yet another app download by a consumer while presenting him with a seamless app like shopping experience supported by multiple payment options. We are excited to collaborate with Panasonic India, and support them in their endeavor to provide the best of digital solutions to their offline partners and consumers there by help them in transacting seamlessly and safely during these trying times.”
Workings of the platform:
To enable a retailer to become part of the new digital platform, Panasonic will share the details of the retailor with Benow. Following this, the retailer receives a link on the mobile number from where they can register on the platform, downloads the Benow Application, and completes the digital KYC.
Retailers can make an online catalogue of products on the Benow app itself. They can edit the online catalogue based on the availability of the product, and will be able to share the link to customers via email, SMS, WhatsApp and social media.
To place an order, customer will have to put in a request via the online link. Following this, the retailer receives a notification, and checks the Benow app to get consumer details. Post contacting the customer and finalizing the deal, the retailer generates the payment link through the app.
The customer can make contactless payment through the method of their choice – cash on delivery, credit card, debit card, easy EMI, etc. Upon transaction, both the customer and the dealer will receive digital charge slips and the retailer delivers the Panasonic product to the customer.
Company flags-off the healthcare infrastructure centric initiatives with Mumbai, by donating 46 Ambulances & 50 High Flow Heated Respiratory Humidifiers to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Company to also feed 10,000 migrants with 6,00,000 Daily Meals for a month across the Nation.
14th June 2020, Mumbai: Media & Entertainment Powerhouse ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) today announced a national level CSR drive towards enhancing the Country’s healthcare infrastructure, further strengthening its fight against Covid-19. In line with its CSR Policy, approved by the Board, the Company will support state governments & local governing bodies with critical interventions across 10 cities viz. Mumbai, Noida, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi & Chennai. The Company will be utilizing the sanctioned CSR budget (for the fight against Covid-19) to provide the following: Ambulances – 200+ ambulances to be donated to the municipal corporations (46 ambulances have already been donated to BMC). Humidifiers – 50 High Flow Heated Respiratory Humidifiers to be donated BMC. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Kits – 40,000+ kits to be donated to municipal corporations across the Nation. Portable ICUs – 100+ ICU units to be built with state-of-the-art tech support across the Nation. Daily Meals – 600,000 meals to be provided to 10,000 migrants. With the support of Maharashtra State Government, the Company has flagged off the National level CSR drive against Covid-19 with Mumbai, in the presence of Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, Minister for Tourism, Environment & Protocol, Government of Maharashtra, Mr. Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray and ZEE Entertainment Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Punit Goenka, by donating 46 Ambulances and 50 High Flow Heated Respiratory Humidifiers to BMC. This support will help build capacity and enhance the existing healthcare infrastructure in Mumbai. The Company will approach and work with all state governments and local governing bodies across the Nation, to formulate an action plan that is structured on fulfilling the immediate requirements to fight the pandemic. Over and above the support towards healthcare relief, ZEE has also partnered with Akshaya Patra Foundation to provide 600,000 daily meals which will support 10,000 migrants across the Nation for a month.
Speaking on this announcement, Mr. Punit Goenka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ZEE said, “The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in India have been far reaching and calamitous for vulnerable communities. It is important that we stand up during such times and step up our efforts as responsible members of the society. ZEE is committed to continue its strong support towards the Government, with a key focus on strengthening the overall healthcare infrastructure, to save our Nation from this pandemic. We are also significantly increasing our efforts on-ground to provide relief to migrants across the Country. We will continue to do our best to serve the Nation in these challenging times.” Mr. Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray, Minister for Tourism, Environment & Protocol, Government of Maharashtra said, “The scale of this pandemic is enormous, and the Government of Maharashtra is working round the clock to enhance the modular medical facilities and support our frontline workers. Every step ahead is a successful step towards beating the current humanitarian crisis. We would like to thank Mr. Punit Goenka and ZEE for their support in this time of need towards Covid-19 response and relief.” Mr. Iqbal Singh Chahal, Commissioner, BMC added, “We are dealing with challenging times where being ahead of the virus is key to fighting the war against Covid-19. We have implemented several path breaking innovative measures across the city to curb the increase in number of cases and are ramping up our medical facilities. We are glad to receive this support from ZEE that will further strengthen our efforts while also ensuring the well-being of the citizens. It is humbling to see organisations such as ZEE coming forward and fighting this crisis together with us.” Earlier, vide an official press release issued on 7th April 2020, ZEE had announced financial support to over 5000 Daily Wage Earners working directly or indirectly with the Company. The Company had also encouraged all its 3400+ employees to contribute towards PM CARES Fund. The amount generated was matched by ZEE, and the collective proceeds were routed to PM CARES Fund. As a responsible Media & Entertainment player, ZEE continues to take strong steps needed in further intensifying its fight against Covid-19.
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