MINDTREE UNVEILS A NEW BRAND BRAND IDENTITY TO APPEAL TO GLOBAL CUSTOMERS AND A YOUNGER AUDIENCE.
Mindtree Limited,the global IT solutions company with revenues of over $400 million announced its new brand identity with the unveiling of its mission,values and the logo.Mr.Subroto Bagchi, Chairman,Mindtree Limited said,"the rebranding initiative reinforces Mindtree's ongoing transformation to an expert led organisation.Mindtree is looking confidently at the future,standing on the strong foundation that we built in the last 13 years". The new identity captures our values and beliefs said,Mr.Krishnakumar Natarajan,CEO &MD,Mindtree Limited and Vice Chairman,NASSCOM.

The brand identity was designed in Los Angeles,USA by Siegel+Gale.

VIKRAM HOSPITAL,BENGALURU CELEBRATES WORLD HEART DAY.

Know Your Heart :Heart is located in the left of  the middle of the chest. It is about the size of the fist.It beats 72 beats per minute and approximately 2.5 billion times in the average life span of 66 years.It weighs average 250 to 350 gms.It pumps nearly 6000 to 7500 litres of blood daily.Hence,Heart requires good maintenance.

To Create awareness amongst people,Vikram Hospital organised a Walkathon from the hospital. The event was flagged off by the city Police Commissioner Mr. B.G.Jyothiprakash Mirji.IPS.Many film personalities and prominent citizens participated in the event.

VIJAYA BANK LAUNCHES CORE BANKING FACILITY IN HINDI.

The software was launched by Mr.H.S.Upendra Kamath,Chairman & Managing director of the bank in the presence of Smt.Subalakshmi Panse and Mr.K.R.Shenoy,the Executive Directors of the bank.

Linguify.Banks FIN v3.0 is powered by an innovative new technology which enables Finnacle installation go Hindi sans any modifications to the code or to the database.

NISSAN LAUNCHES EVALIA IN BENGALURU.

Nissan Motor India Private Limited announced the commercial launch of of its 7 seater Multi utility Vehicle (MUV) -The EVALIA.

Evalia join the Micra and sunny on the world class production line at Nissan's Oragadam plant near Chennai.Announcing the launch,Mr.Toru Hasegawa,Corporate Vice President,Africa,Middle East &India ,Nissan Motor company said," we are extremely pleased to launch our third 'home grown' model in India.Evalia is positioned in the MUV segment in India  with a new innovative category of passenger vehicle.With 80 percent localisation, and an investment of Rs.4500 crores, the company affirms their long term commitment to India.

The company wants to launch one vehicle every 6 weeks in India till March 2016.The Production capacity is about 4 Lakh units and the company will be exporting the cars to about 77 countries from India. The company will be appointing 300 dealers by 2016.The ex showroom price of the car ranges from Rs.8.64 lakhs to Rs.10.16 lakhs for different variants like XE,XE+,XL, &XV.

BANGALORE INDIA BIO 2013
"BIOTECH FOR A BETTER TOMORROW"

Bangalore India Bio 2013 will be held from 4th February,2013 to 6th February,2013 at The Lalit Ashok,Bengaluru.This will be the largest gathering of the biotech fraternity with multi track conferences,International trade show,Bio Partnering,Vision Leadership series &Plenary talks,CEO Conclave,Poster session,Bio Quiz and Bio Excellence Awards.

ASUS TO EXPAND NEW MOBILE HORIZONS WITH THE PADFONE.

ASUS,announced the launch of Padfone.The Padfone is a fully featured Android Ice Cream sandwich smartphone with a 4.3" screen,but when connected to the Padfone station,it transforms into a 10.1" Android ICS tablet with upto 63 hours of talk time.

ASUS also launches ASUS Transformer Pad TF300TG with builtin 3G.Mr.Alex Huang,Managing Director,Systems Business Group,ASUS India Pvt.Ltd., said,"our new offerings are intelligently fusing technologies to meet the demands of our existing and prospective customers."

The Confederation of the Indian Industry(CII) is keen to help Kerala emerge as one of the top investment destinations in the country.Mr. Adi Godrej,President, said,CII would establish its first centre of excellence in Kerala.

Investors from Gulf Cooperation Council are keen to establish strong ties with Kerala.The United States of America (USA) will be sending a business mission to Kerala in February,next year and they have set up an American Business Centre in Kochi to assess the potential and understand oppurtunities.

EMERGING KERALA 2012- A WELL ORGANISED & WELL COORDINATED EVENT.
                                                          
                                                           Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the event 
                                                           which was well attended.Lauding the chief Minister Mr.Oomen Chandy and his cabinet colleagues for successfully organising this event,the PM said," that the centre is seriously considering the demand of Kerala government to establish an Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) in the state."The Chief Minister Mr,Oomen Chandy assured all the investors that the government will support and swiftly clear all projects arising out of the Emerging Kerala which are people& environmental  friendly and satisfy the development needs of the state.The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for Kochi Metro Rail Project for linking Aluva to Petta at a cost of Rs.5100 crores.After completion of the project,it would transform the face of the commercial capital Kochi by easing the burden of traffic congestion.

The Chief Minister Mr.Oomen Chandy submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister comprising the following:
1.Setting up of IIT in Kerala.
2.Compensation package for Endosulfan affected persons.
3.Problems relating to grant of Education Loans in Kerala.
4.Issues relating to Air services to the Gulf sector,high fares,exemptions required for starting a
   new Airline " Air Kerala".
5.Railway Coach/Wagon factory at Palakkad and Cherthala.
6.Declaration of 'Malayalam' as Classical language.
7.Release of hostages from Somalian Pirates.
8.Inclusion of lightining.coastal erosion,snake bite,fire into the list of natural calamity
   Relief Norms(State Disaster Response Fund).
9.National Highway Bypasses in Thiruvananthapuram,Kollam,Alappuzha,Kozhikode,Thalassery
   Mahe & Kannur. 
10.Grant of Financial package for debt stressed states (KPW Package).
11. Upgradation of Cochin university of science & Technology(CUSAT) into Indian Institute of
      Engineering,Science &Technology (IIEST).

*'AIRTEL RISING STARS' INDIA'S LARGEST UNDER 16 SOCCER TALENT HUNT.

*12 OF THE MOST PROMISING YOUNGSTERS (11 PLAYERS & 1 GOAL KEEPER) WILL BE PICKED AND GIVEN THE CHANCE-OF -A- LIFETIME TO TRAIN WITH MANCHESTER UNITED SOCCER SCHOOL AND KICK OFF A CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.

Three of the best players from each centre plus four of the best goal keepers to assemble in
Bangalore for the final five-day-camp-cum selections between september,10 to 15,2012.

Mr.Bharat Bambawale, Global Brand Director,Bharti Airtel, said,' The 'Airtel Rising stars' is in continuance to our brand philosophy of connecting the youth with core message of teamwork and friendship".

Former England football & The united Manchester United Legend Bryan Robson who was also present said," India is a big potential market for soccer and with millions of Manchester united followers,the country is one of the fastest growing fan bases for the club.This step is not only be a first step for these young talents but also a big step in developing soccer talent in India".

EMERGING KERALA A MEET SHOWCASING WHAT KERALA CAN OFFER TO THE WORLD.

Emerging Kerala,  a meet to highlight the inherent strengths of kerala as a  state in the Indian Union and to position Kerala known as a " God's own country' to an 'Investor friendly destination"

The meet will be held on September,12th to 14 th at Le Meridian,Kochi. The meet will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India,Dr.Manmohan Singh. The meet will be attended by senior Cabinet ministers  in the union cabinet and also the Secretaries heading the various ministries in the government of India.there will be good representation from the corporate sector,senior diplomats, chiefs of various banks,Reserve Bank of India, and there will be 2500 delegates from 52 countries.

FIVE INDIAN FIRMS AMONG WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE.

Five Indian companies including Larsen &Toubro ,Hindustan UniLever & Infosys are ranked in Forbe's magazine's list of "The world's most innovative companies' topped by fourUS companies.

Larsen & Toubro ranked 9th,Hindustan Unilever,12th, and Infosys ranked 19th,Tata consultancy services 29 and Sun Pharmaceuticals 38, in the list.

Source:IANS /Yahoo news.