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  • Muthoot Microfin champions women’s health with awareness drive

    Muthoot Microfin champions women’s health with awareness drive

    MUMBAI: Muthoot Microfin is proving that empowerment goes beyond financial independence, it starts with health. As part of its Women’s Day initiatives, the microfinance leader hosted an extensive online workshop on cervical cancer awareness and menstrual health on  7 and 10 March 2025. Reaching over 850 attendees across 19 states and Puducherry, the sessions featured expert-led discussions on HPV vaccination, early detection, and menstrual cup benefits, conducted in regional languages for maximum impact.

    In addition to awareness, Muthoot Microfin is ensuring action. Partnering with Reliance General Insurance, the company is offering free health check-ups for female employees, covering 70 key health parameters. To prioritise convenience, sample collection will be arranged directly from employees’ homes.

    Speaking about the initiative, Muthoot Microfin CEO Sadaf Sayeed said, “At Muthoot Microfin, we believe that empowering women goes beyond financial independence; it begins with good health and awareness. As part of our Women’s Day initiatives, we reinforced our commitment to fostering inclusion and supporting women’s well-being through impactful healthcare awareness sessions. Our employees across India benefited from these sessions in regional languages, along with access to essential health check-ups, ensuring they have the knowledge and resources to lead healthier, more confident lives. A healthy woman uplifts not just her family but the entire community, and we are proud to contribute to this positive change.”

    Muthoot Microfin has consistently championed employee health, previously running sessions on breast cancer, diabetes prevention, and lifestyle diseases. With plans to expand these initiatives, the company continues its holistic approach to workplace wellness, proving that true empowerment is about financial security and physical well-being alike.

  • 30 Audis to be won in Kalyan global campaign

    MUMBAI: Kalyan Jewellers has unveiled a unique global campaign with 30 Audi A3’s on offer. Such an initiative is an industry first, wherein customers across India and the GCC will get an opportunity to win 30 Audi A3s on their purchase at any Kalyan Jewellers showrooms. The Kalyan Jewellers-Audi campaign marks the single largest customer centric initiative and will run until 9 June, 2017 across the India, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait.

    Kalyan Jewellers CMD T.S. Kalyanaraman said, “Kalyan Jewellers has nearly doubled its retail presence in the India and the GCC to a total of 105 showrooms in a short span and we owe this success to our loyal the customers. The Audi campaign is great opportunity for our customers to win 30 luxury AUDI A3’s while buying their favourite Kalyan Jewellery.”

    Customers can participate in the promotion by making a minimum purchase across any Kalyan Jewellers showroom across India and GCC. Those who buy gold jewellery will receive one coupon, whereas those buying diamond jewellery will receive two coupons. For purchase of gold jewellery worth Rs 25,000, customers are entitled to get one gold coin free along with five raffle coupons. Those buying diamond jewellery for Rs 25,000 will receive two free gold coins and 10 raffle coupons.

    This promotion is valid globally across all Kalyan Jewellers outlets except those in the states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The campaign will have 15 winners from India, 8 from UAE, 4 from Qatar and 3 from Kuwait. Winners will be chosen through mega raffle draws, which will be held on 14 June 2017.

  • Pvt FM channels yet to touch 300; AIR targets another 115 locations

    Pvt FM channels yet to touch 300; AIR targets another 115 locations

    NEW DELHI: After almost two decades of introduction of the scheme, there are only 267 private FM channels operational in the country. Even the second batch of Phase III auctions was stopped before all the channels were auctioned and there was no bid for 44 cities.

    Information and broadcasting ministry sources had earlier told Indiantelevision.com’s sister company that the aim was to continue till all the channels slated in the second batch were auctioned, but breaks will have to be taken for weekends and national holidays.

    The first phase in 1999 saw the start of 21 FM channels in 12 cities although 37 were sold in 19 cities. The auction was for 108 channels in forty cities.

    The second phase in 2005 saw the operationalisation of 219 channels in 86 cities although 245 channels were sold in 87 cities. The auction was for 337 FM channels in 91 cities.

    In view of the third phase covering 839 FM channels, it was decided to hold the auction in batches.

    The first batch between July and September last year led to the operationalisation of 27 channels in 21 cities although a total of 97 channels were sold in 56 cities (one channel is awaiting security clearance). The batch was to cover 135 channels in 69 cities.

    The second batch meant to auction 266 channels in 92 cities commenced on 26 October 2016 and was stopped on 13 December.

    In all, 14 bidding companies had been shortlisted for taking part in the second batch but only M/s South Asia FM Ltd was allotted FM channels in Surat, Amritsar, Patna, Chandigarh and Jammu.

    However, the ministry sources said that a full report would be released shortly.

    While All-India Radio has around 416 FM channels at present, it has plans for targeting another 115 locations in the near future. Besides FM Rainbow and FM Gold, Vividh Bharati has already come on FM and several other channels are planned to be put on FM even as they continue to be beamed on Medium Wave.

    In the second batch of Phase III, Hyderabad and Dehradun remained at top with Rs 23,43,48,266 and Rs 15,61,00,590 respectively on the 26th day with the completion of three rounds taking the total to 100.

    Other than Hyderabad and Dehradun, the top 16 cities remained static with bids of more than Rs 32 million. The bids at Alappuzha (Alleppey), Erode, Hubli-Dharwad, Nellore, Salem, Vellore and Vijaywada remained at just over Rs 70 million while bids for Tiruchy was just above Rs 50 million and Tirupathi, Puducherry and Muzaffarpur to a little over Rs 40 million. Amravati, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Ujjain bid a little over Rs 35 million and Mysuru a little over Rs 32 million.

    Also Read :

    South Asia FM bags five channels in first round of the second batch of FM Batch III

  • Pvt FM channels yet to touch 300; AIR targets another 115 locations

    Pvt FM channels yet to touch 300; AIR targets another 115 locations

    NEW DELHI: After almost two decades of introduction of the scheme, there are only 267 private FM channels operational in the country. Even the second batch of Phase III auctions was stopped before all the channels were auctioned and there was no bid for 44 cities.

    Information and broadcasting ministry sources had earlier told Indiantelevision.com’s sister company that the aim was to continue till all the channels slated in the second batch were auctioned, but breaks will have to be taken for weekends and national holidays.

    The first phase in 1999 saw the start of 21 FM channels in 12 cities although 37 were sold in 19 cities. The auction was for 108 channels in forty cities.

    The second phase in 2005 saw the operationalisation of 219 channels in 86 cities although 245 channels were sold in 87 cities. The auction was for 337 FM channels in 91 cities.

    In view of the third phase covering 839 FM channels, it was decided to hold the auction in batches.

    The first batch between July and September last year led to the operationalisation of 27 channels in 21 cities although a total of 97 channels were sold in 56 cities (one channel is awaiting security clearance). The batch was to cover 135 channels in 69 cities.

    The second batch meant to auction 266 channels in 92 cities commenced on 26 October 2016 and was stopped on 13 December.

    In all, 14 bidding companies had been shortlisted for taking part in the second batch but only M/s South Asia FM Ltd was allotted FM channels in Surat, Amritsar, Patna, Chandigarh and Jammu.

    However, the ministry sources said that a full report would be released shortly.

    While All-India Radio has around 416 FM channels at present, it has plans for targeting another 115 locations in the near future. Besides FM Rainbow and FM Gold, Vividh Bharati has already come on FM and several other channels are planned to be put on FM even as they continue to be beamed on Medium Wave.

    In the second batch of Phase III, Hyderabad and Dehradun remained at top with Rs 23,43,48,266 and Rs 15,61,00,590 respectively on the 26th day with the completion of three rounds taking the total to 100.

    Other than Hyderabad and Dehradun, the top 16 cities remained static with bids of more than Rs 32 million. The bids at Alappuzha (Alleppey), Erode, Hubli-Dharwad, Nellore, Salem, Vellore and Vijaywada remained at just over Rs 70 million while bids for Tiruchy was just above Rs 50 million and Tirupathi, Puducherry and Muzaffarpur to a little over Rs 40 million. Amravati, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Ujjain bid a little over Rs 35 million and Mysuru a little over Rs 32 million.

    Also Read :

    South Asia FM bags five channels in first round of the second batch of FM Batch III

  • BARC week 49: CNBC TV 18 is No. 1 in English Business News genre

    BARC week 49: CNBC TV 18 is No. 1 in English Business News genre

    MUMBAI: ’Twas the week of new leaders! In the English Business News genre, CNBC TV 18 toppled the numero uno channel ET Now to become the No 1 channel in week 49 according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India (U+R) (Excluding Tamil Nadu/Puducherry) : NCCS AB : Males 22+ Individuals.

     

    On the other hand, English News channel Times Now saw downfall in ratings but continued to rule the genre.

     

    In the Hindi news segment, Aaj Tak continues to lead the genre, while CNBC Awaaz maintained its leadership position in the Hindi Business News section in week 49.

     

    English News

     

    Times Now saw a drop in ratings but secured its leadership position with 322 (000Sums) as against 471 (000Sums) in week 48 followed by NDTV 24X7 in the second spot with 237 (000Sums), which was number three last week. On the other hand, India Today Television climbed up at number three with 219 (000Sums). 

     

    CNN-IBN dropped to number four with 201 (000Sums), while News 9 with 159 (000Sums) bagged the fifth spot.

     

    English Business News

     

    CNBC TV18 replaced the leader in Business News genre ET Now and grabbed first position with 205 (000Sums). ET Now was in second position with 172 (000Sums), whereas NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime were in the third slot with 70 (000Sums). Bloomberg TV stood at number four with 10 (000Sums). Pertinent to note here is that these numbers are excluding data from the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry markets.

     

    Hindi News

     

    In week 49, Aaj Tak witnessed a fall in ratings but grabbed leadership position with 73666 (000Sums) against 81828 (000Sums) in week 48. India TV bagged second position with 58748 (000Sums) followed by ABP News in the third place with 55667 (000Sums) and News Nation in the fourth slot with 48768 (000Sums). Zee News stood at number five with 46571 (000Sums).

     
    Hindi Business News 

     

    CNBC Awaaz continued as the leader in the genre and was firmly perched in the first position with 1110 (000Sums) followed by Zee Business in the second spot with 876 (000Sums).

  • Day 17: FM Phase III bidding picks pace; winning price touches Rs 1116 crore

    Day 17: FM Phase III bidding picks pace; winning price touches Rs 1116 crore

    NEW DELHI: Bidding showed mild signs of picking pace as the number of channels being bid for also increased on the day seventeen of the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities. The cumulative provisional winning price touched about Rs 1116 crore at the end of the 68th round.

     

    With this, a total of 93 channels in 56 cities became provisional winning channels against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 458 crore.

     

    Thus the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 92 channels by Rs 657.59 crore or 143.5 per cent.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has more than doubled at 102.8 per cent than the total reserve price of Rs 550.18 crore for the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent since 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said the channel allocation stage will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels.

     

    The thirteen cities for which bids have still not come are Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in 60th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was just one in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Cochin, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Mumbai and Nashik.

     

    The highest provisional winning price in Delhi remained the same for the second consecutive day at Rs 169.16 crore (for just one channel), but rose marginally in Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels) while it was static in Bengaluru.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose marginally in Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Nasik at Rs 10.94 crore.

     

    Bengaluru with Rs 109.25 crore, Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Day 16: Bidding slow for FM Phase III as winning price touches Rs 1090 crore

    Day 16: Bidding slow for FM Phase III as winning price touches Rs 1090 crore

    NEW DELHI: Bidding has begun to slow down though the number of channels being bid for has gone up on the sixteenth day of the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities. The cumulative provisional winning price touched Rs 1090 crore at the end of the 64th round.

     

    With this, a total of 92 channels in 56 cities became provisional winning channels against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 451 crore.

     

    Thus the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 92 channels by Rs 638.71 crore or 141.5 per cent.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by almost 98.1 per cent.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    The thirteen cities for which bids have still not come are Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in 60th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was just one in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Cochin, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Mumbai and Nashik.

     

    The highest provisional winning price in Delhi remained the same for the second consecutive day at Rs 169.16 crore (for just one channel), but rose marginally in Mumbai at Rs 114.66 crore (for two channels) and Bengaluru with Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose marginally in Cochin at Rs 14.18 crore and Nasik at Rs 10.72 crore.

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore; Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign in Puducherry sees participation by children

    Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign in Puducherry sees participation by children

    NEW DELHI: A colourful rally featuring children marked the start of the prestigious Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign at Karaikkal, Puducherry, in the presence of Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office V Narayanasamy.

    Students from the NSS, Junior Red Cross, Scouts and Guides etc took part in the rally, carrying aloft banners and boards proclaiming the various schemes including the core programmes that fall under Bharat Nirman.

    Narayanasamy lit the traditional kuthvilakku, marking the beginning of the three day information-cum-interactive sessions and exhibition organised by the Press Information Bureau in association with media units of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Karaikkal administration.

    Narayanasamy also released a set of twelve booklets in Tamil depicting the various Bharat Nirman schemes in simple Tamil. The first copies of the illustrated booklets were received by A H M Najeem, MLA.

    The inaugural session was also attended by Puducherry leader of the opposition V Vaithilingam, Karaikkal District Collector A Muthamma Ministry officials present included PIB Chennai ADG K M Ravindran, and PIB Delhi ADG Manoj Pandy, Director of Field Publicity Director N V Nagarajan, and Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity Assistant Director Ravi Kumar.

    This is the 47th Public Information Campaign being conducted in Tamil Nadu. The objective of the campaign is to highlight the various developmental and welfare programmes of the central government.

    More than 70 stalls, depicting the various developments and welfare initiatives of the government, form part of the exhibition. Various sessions on rural development, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, National Rural Health Mission, Janani Shishu Suraksha, women empowerment, PM’s 15-point Programme for Minorities’ Welfare, will be held and addressed by government officials and opinion makers. The government’s recent initiatives like the Unique Identification Card “Aadhar”, land acquisition, Direct Benefit Transfer scheme etc., will be in focus during the exhibition.

    Besides the exhibition at the Municipal Ground, Karaikkal, the DFP has already begun village-level campaign programmes in six identified locations around Karaikkal.

  • Puducherry to felicitate Ang Lee and team of Life of Pi to put it on Tourism map

    Puducherry to felicitate Ang Lee and team of Life of Pi to put it on Tourism map

    MUMBAI: In felicitation of Ang Lee‘s Life of Pi that was partly shot in its locales winning four Oscars, the Puducherry Government has planned to honour Ang Lee and his team, according to their convenience, averred Puducherry Tourism Minister P Rajavelu.
     
    Expressing his joy and jubilation over the film bagging Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards Sunday, the minister said that the film had brought to focus Puducherry (Pondicherry) abroad.
     
    The film has met with good response in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and a few other countries, he said, "We hope that we would be able to attract a large number of foreign tourists and we would also develop the locations where the movie was filmed here into excellent tourist spots with the assistance from the Union Tourism Ministry," he added.
     
    The locations where the film was shot include more than a century old botanical garden, the 12th century temple of Tirukameeswar at Villianoor near here and the 136-year-old Calve College Higher Secondary School.
     
    Tourism Secretary W V R Moorthy, who was also present when the minister talked about the felicitation, said that a Life of Pi campaign would be held on a sustained basis in Puducherry and a hop-in tourist vehicle would also be pressed into service in the Union Territory through its Tourism Department.

  • ‘Life of Pi’ gets tourism award for promoting Puducherry and Kerala

    ‘Life of Pi’ gets tourism award for promoting Puducherry and Kerala

    NEW DELHI: Recently released feature film ‘Life of Pi’ has been given two National Tourism Awards by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India recognizing the impact it had in promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar (Kerala).

    Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi said these Awards would be given to Ang Lee, Director of the film ‘Life of Pi’ and Yann Martel, writer of the book of the same name. The Minister expressed the hope that this will go a long way in encouraging more and more Film producers from abroad to shoot their films in India.

    Every year, the Ministry of Tourism recognizes various stakeholders, including film makers and writers for their contribution in promoting India Tourism by conferring National Tourism Awards.

    The Ministry of Tourism has identified ‘Film Tourism’ as a Niche Tourism product. It has requested the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to recognize the potential of Film Tourism and constitute special bodies/cells to facilitate filming in their respective States/Union Territories.

    It may be recalled that in February this year the Ministry of Tourism signed a MoU with Ministry of Information & Broadcasting as a major initiative to promote the ‘Incredible India’ campaign and Cinemas of India as a sub brand of ‘Incredible India’ at various international film festivals and markets abroad.

    As per the MoU, the Ministry of Tourism would provide budgetary support for identified film festivals, markets and events. The Ministry would facilitate publicity through the available content based on existing audio visual material and print designs.

    The joint participation of the two Ministries would cover the Cannes Film Festival and Market, IFFI Goa including the Film Festival and Film Bazaar and European Film Market at Berlin.

    It is expected that this innovative partnership will facilitate the promotion of India as a filming destination for foreign producers. 21 and 20 permissions for shooting in India were granted during 2010-11 and 2011-12.