Month: March 2024

Cleartrip strategically announces Dhoni as brand ambassador during IPL season

We needed a celebrity who embodies trust and can say, 'This is the brand I use and endorse’. There’s no better person than MSD to do that for us: Ayyappan Rajagopal, CEO, Cleartrip

In an exclusive chat with Storyboard18, Ayyappan Rajagopal, CEO, Cleartrip talks about advantages of having MSD on board as an ambassador, long term plans for the brand, travel hitting pre-pandemic levels and domestic travel trends.

Bookstrapping: Your songs, my songs and the pleasure of poetry

Poetry transcends every celebration there ever has been and ever can be, writes Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image source: Amazon)

In this week’s Bookstrapping, our reviewer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta reviews Arundhathi Subramaniam’s ‘Wild Women’, Harish Bhat’s ‘Restless Lives’ and ‘The Days of a Small Book and Other Poems’, by film director Seenu Ramasamy.

Getting into details of one’s work is critical: Prasanth Naidu, moneyview

Prasanth Naidu, chief marketing officer, moneyview, stated, "moneyview as an organisation has always been very compliant with all the guidelines that have been set up by the Reserve Bank of India. We definitely have always been pro-consumer and we have always strived to make sure the consumer is never at risk. We adhere to all the guidelines that have been laid out by the RBI or any other regulatory body."

According to Prasanth Naidu, chief marketing officer, moneyview, a loan platform, “It’s important to have a differentiator as one builds a career because it’s something that no one can take away.”

Zee layoffs: Punit Goenka cuts tech and innovation centre by 50 percent

In line with his strategic plan focused towards achieving the targeted goals, ZEE's MD and CEO Punit Goenka proposed the implementation of a lean and streamlined management structure to the Board on April 5. The streamlining process included rationalisation of the workforce by 15 percent.

The Company recently announced the strategic realignment of its Revenue vertical, that is now being directly driven by the MD & CEO.

PM Modi emphasises importance of advanced AI education and content verification measures during discussion with Bill Gates

Additionally, he emphasised the need for a strong legal framework to govern both AI and deepfake technologies, highlighting the significance of responsible regulation in the swiftly changing digital environment. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

On March 28, PM Modi and Bill Gates convened for talks encompassing AI, digital public infrastructure, and climate change. Gates commended India’s embrace of technology, while PM Modi underscored initiatives like ‘Namo Drone Didi,’ focusing on empowering women. Additionally, PM Modi promoted AI education, implementing watermarks on AI content, and regulating deceptive deepfake technology.

Government issues advisory against calls impersonating DoT, threatening people to disconnect mobile numbers

The DoT has also issued advisory about WhatsApp calls from foreign origin mobile numbers (like +92-xxxxxxxxxx) impersonating government officials and duping the people. (Image source: Unsplash)

Cautions on misuse of mobile numbers, WhatsApp calls from foreign origin mobile numbers (like +92-xxxxxxxxxx) impersonating Government officials.