Month: February 2024

DNPA Conclave & Awards 2024 to discuss the media industry’s digital transformation

The discussion on Media Trust in the Digital Age: Balancing Influence and Integrity Session Chair had Nalin Mehta, Managing Editor, Moneycontrol as the moderator with Shri Apar Gupta, Lawyer, Meghna Bal, Head of Research, Esya Centre, Vinit Goenka, Author and Former BJP Spokesperson, Sanjay Goel, Member, Grievance Appellate Committee, Government of India , Arvind Arora, YouTuber and Akash Banerjee, Social and Political Satirist, Founder, TheDeshBhakt (YouTube Channel).

The DNPA Conclave & Awards will take place on February 6, in New Delhi, featuring Keynote Address by Shri Anurag Thakur and and Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar. This edition of the conclave is being organised by DNPA in association with Storyboard18.

CAIT issues advisory to traders to switch from Paytm to other payment apps in light of RBI restrictions

Bhartia and Khandelwal underscore the importance of risk mitigation for traders, urging them to explore alternative payment applications that are compliant with regulatory guidelines. (Image sourced from CNBC)

CAIT National President B.C.Bhartia and Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that the recent restrictions imposed by RBI on Paytm have raised concerns about the security and continuity of financial services provided by the platform.

Setback for Sony. Emergency arbitrator denies any relief to Sony in SIAC

The Singapore International Arbitration Center is the first Asian arbitration institution to offer this process and has received over 130 applications since 2010 for the appointment of an Emergency Arbitrator. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Sony had initiated arbitration proceedings for an alleged breach of terms by Zee Entertainment. In response, Zee initiated legal action to contest Culver Max and BEPL’s claims at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Schbang apologises for Poonam Pandey fake-death stunt

US drug giant Merck’s Indian affiliate MSD terminated its association with Schbang after speculations surfaced that the pharmaceutical major and its India affiliate were allegedly involved. (From left to right: Image source - Schbang (YouTube) and Poonam Pandey (News18))

Schbang, the digital marketing agency behind the Poonam Pandey fake death stunt, claims the ‘act’’ resulted in making ‘Cervical Cancer’ and its related terms the most searched ‘topics on Google’.

Sanjay Jaju appointed as MIB secretary, Apurva Chandra moved to health ministry

On January 2, 2024, The Competent Authority approved assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare to Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting with immediate effect and till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier. (From left to right: Sanjay Jaju and Apurva Chandra)

Apurva Chandra assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in August 2021. A civil engineer by education, Chandra had earlier served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Mahindra Group reshuffles its leadership team; Manoj Bhat takes over as MD and CEO of Mahindra Holidays Resorts India

Amarjyoti Barua and Manoj Bhat’s role will become effective starting May 17, 2024. Bhat steps into the shoes of Kavinder Singh as the MD and CEO. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Amarjyoti Barua is named as group CFO of M&M’s finance organisation, and Vimal Agarwal takes up as CFO at Mahindra Holidays Resorts India.

Record-breaking season for Amazon as it rakes in $14.65 billion ad revenues

The regulator gave its go ahead to the payments app to carry out business as payment aggregator, which will allow it to facilitate ecommerce transactions through its app, Moneycontrol reported. (Representative Image: Christian Wiediger via Unsplash)

The e-commerce company expects its net sales to range between $138 bn and $143.5 bn in Q1 2024, thus reflecting a growth of eight percent and 13 percent compared to Q1 2023.

Fever FM, Poonam Pandey: Why are brands and personalities faking their demise?

Poonam Pandey's 'death' comes on the back of several such campaigns including Hindustan Times's FeverFM's fake 'farewell' that made people believe that it was shutting down... which was inspired by Monster's rebranding campaign (as Foundit) that used the same tactic. (Poonam's image sourced via Moneycontrol Hindi)

Brand experts share their views on Poonam Pandey’s “death”.

Poonam Pandey faked her death to raise cancer awareness; Internet reacts

A day after the Pandey announced her fake demise, Schbang released a statement on Instagram stating that it was the orchestrator behind the fake-death stunt Pandey.

Controversial Internet personality Poonam Pandey faces backlash after faking her death to raise awareness for cervical cancer. Pandey also linked the stunt to the Interim Budget.

Bookstrapping: Never out of Print by Rajen Mehra

This is a story of emergence, assimilation and re-emergence. And like all autobiographies, there is plenty of nostalgic flavour, writes Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image source: Amazon)

In her review, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta states, “The book is a pictorial odyssey-and the shots themselves are worth the journey of the book. Because they represent unsung heroes who did their part and faded into the twilight.”