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SuperBottoms, India's no.1 sustainable baby care brand, as part of its’ strategic growth plans announced the onboarding of Vinod Khedekar as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Reporting to Pallavi Utagi, Co-founder & CEO of SuperBottoms, he will steer its operations. Vinod is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and comes with over 25 years of experience setting strategy and managing operations in different industries for organisations viz. Accenture, Crisil, Flipkart and Ajio. He was one of the key leadership team members at Ajio helping them set up and scale their B2B ecommerce business . In his last role, Vinod was COO at Bewakoof.com. Welcoming Vinod to the leadership team, Pallavi Utagi, Co-founder & CEO, of SuperBottoms, said,” As more and more parents especially mothers prefer safety, hygiene and sustainability in their choice of diapers and baby clothing, the category which we have effectively help create in India is bound to grow exponentially. We need more experienced h

  First hotel to cater to this niche with an exclusive and widespread menu Catering to a growing segment of people who prefer vegan food or those who have special dietary needs, Royal Orchid Hotels has for the first time added an exclusive and widespread vegan and diabetic-friendly menu to its popular Sunday brunch at Limelight at its hotel on Old Airport Road.   The new brunch menu in addition to the regular exotic spread will offer flavours of Vegan, Kosher, Lactose Intolerance, Gluten-free, and eggless among many others. Some mouth-watering dishes include the succulent BBQ Plant Meat Shashlik, creamy rich Malai Soya Chaap, and indulgent BBQ-Vegan Sausage that melts in the mouth from the Grills; the unimaginable Almost Meat Burger leaves you wanting for more while the crunchy Vegan Ham Sandwich makes for the perfect bite. From gluten-free food counters, live grills, stir-fry, rolls and wraps, biryani, rogan josh, and dal curry, the spread is extensive. The authentic shredded Sh

  Data skills are in incredibly high demand in every industry and job function; being familiar and comfortable with using data at work is becoming a vital skill for many careers   University of Essex is ensuring that every student has the opportunity to be trained in data science and analytics and become employment ready With the aim to boost the employability skills of students, UK-based University of Essex today announced ‘Data for All’, a free data science and analytics training programme for every student at University of Essex. Every student now has the opportunity to gain the essential data skills many employers are demanding, at no additional cost to their study. The three-pronged ‘Data for All’ approach means University of Essex students can access a whole range of data programmes, tailored to their individual data needs, and to improve these skills. These are: ·        For students wanting to have data science and analytics as the key focus of their degree, Essex offers a wi

Students completing the online course and register to study at Essex for the 2022-23 academic year will qualify for a £250 (INR 24,000) financial assistance With normal studies being disrupted due to COVID-19, UK-based University of Essex today announced Essex Preparation Programme (EPP), a special and free online course to help incoming students become university-ready. The online course, which is offered at no cost to students, is especially designed to get students from India and around the world ready for their university studies. Over six weeks, students explore independent learning, critical thinking, academic integrity and many more areas. The course is open to anyone applying for undergraduate study at the University of Essex, and if they complete the course and register to study at Essex for the 2022-23 academic year, they will qualify for a £250 (INR 24,000) financial assistance. Completion of the EPP is optional, but University of Essex believes it will give students a gre

  Appoints industry veteran Vikas Gupta as Board Chairman and MD of the company to spearhead expansion and growth Miles Education, among India’s fastest growing higher ed-tech companies and the market leader in global finance and accounting certifications including CPA/CMA, today announced the appointment of education veteran and industry leader Vikas Gupta as the chairman of its board and Managing Director of the company. Gupta joins as part of the promoter group and his appointment in the new role is part of the larger growth strategy and plans that Miles is pursuing, to expand its portfolio of offerings and tap into newer geographies across India and Middle East. As a first step, Miles announced that it has set up learning hubs in 9 cities across India and will expand to 24+ cities by the end of this financial year, including 10-15 tier II cities. The company is investing over USD 6 million in well-equipped residential infrastructure, the best faculty across regions and other tr

Bengaluru-based Convin.ai, a leading AI-driven platform that reimagines virtual assisted selling for businesses, today announced that it has launched an AI-powered agent assist platform that automates agents' training by accessing agents’ call skills and suggesting them with call recording from its library. Using the new platform not only can new agents be ramped up in one-third of the time, they can uncover winning trends, which leads to 25-30% improved bookings and 30% increase in CSAT .  Convin’s agent assist platform for automating agent training and improving closure rate is supported by two pillars – 1. Automated quality management and 2. Call behaviour analysis. Automated quality management analysis scores the call based on the contact center's responses, interruptions, and custom call parameters, which helps the agents uncover their skill gaps. Then the platform suggests call recordings for training. And Call behaviour analysis enabled by sentiment analysis helps unc

  ●         Fashinza to showcase tech-based smart apparel manufacturing solutions to help brands and manufacturers work together through a unique digitized supply chain powered by AI and technology ●         Fashinza’s smart design-to-delivery platform solves most major manufacturing problems for global brands and retailers ●         Platform provide cost savings through improvement of unit economics on the supply side by leveraging “unutilized capacity” and “optimizing production efficiency” Fashinza, an AI-driven B2B marketplace and tech-enabled apparel manufacturing platform for fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers will debut its latest tech-based product offerings and solutions at the MAGIC Fashion Trade Show 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 8 to August 10, 2022. The Fashinza team, including the founders, will be onsite to showcase solutions designed to help brands and manufacturers work together directly through a unique digitized supply chain.   Using AI and Data Sc