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Junk food is the most potential element which is closely studied due to it’s high demand and consumption among all age group. Most of them have become ‘enslaved’ to junk foods since these are convenient, lip smacking foods, reduces cooking time and have a greater shelf life hence our efforts to limit the use of junk foods are going in vain. Children and adults are widely exposed to these foods which are nothing but street food, chaats, chips, soft drinks, ice creams, bakery products, chocolates, sweets, and packed foods which have been tagged as ‘junks’. 7 reasons to refrain from them? They are high in salt, sugar, bad fats , chemical additives and energy (calories) Contain little or no healthy nutrients such as proteins, vitamins, or minerals. According to recent research data eating such bad quality food is increasing the disease and death rate at a higher speed than smoking! Junk food is linked with Non-Communicable Diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and few types of

While many youngsters are engaged in fun parties and revelling, a 20-year-old Youtuber Pulkit Vamp is committed to his passion of vlogging to make people smile in this busy and hard life through his entertainment and lifestyle vlogs. Pulkit, who hails from a small town of Haryana, Ladwa, has 60K subscribers on his Youtube page- ‘PULKIT Vamp’. Pulkit Vamp started his journey of vlogging in 2018 after witnessing busy and hard schedules of the people. As nowadays depression and anxiety are ruining the lives of many, Vamp’s main aim behind the vlogging is to make people laugh with his sense of humour and end the stress and depression among the people. The vlogs also help people to avoid depression and stress in life. Always fond of stage interactions, he has been very active in co-curricular activities since his childhood. He had also performed in renowned dance shows organised by Zee and Colors TV. Won Best Child Award Haryana 2016, in dance and modelling. Pulkit said, “Vlogging is someth

Post the launch of their recent campaign – Ghar Le Aayein , Saregama took a step further to help the elderly find companionship and withstand these challenging times through the power of music and pledged to donate Saregama Carvaan to old-age homes. Isolation is a reality that comes with old age and at a time like this, the emotional the well-being of senior citizens warrants urgent attention. Understanding how helpful a musical device like Carvaan can be for the non-tech savvy elderly generation to sail through the current precarious situation, Saregama announced a program through which they invited people from across the country to send in their request and details of old age homes where their loved ones reside and the company will ensure that a Carvaan is delivered there.

Mumbai, July 2020 : From essences to masks, Korean beauty products and trends are taking over the Indian beauty market. Everyone is talking about the beauty regime that is popular among the women who love to try new skin care products now and then. Most of the Korean beauty products are all natural, organic and vegan which a large population around the world is demanding and consumers are now becoming more aware of how harmful chemicals are affecting their skin. Jejuindi-India, a 100% subsidiary of Jejuindi, a popular South Korean cosmetics major is the latest entrant to Indian market and its bringing world renowned pure natural and vegan products to Indian shores. K-Beauty or Korean beauty regime is gaining popularity across the country especially the skin care routine in India. Jejuindi-India introduces its 5 step beauty regime that will help you obtain pure, oil free, healthy and glowing skin. Jejuindi India products are plant based Vegan products, these are harmless for sensit

In the trying times, as advised by the government wearing the mask is an entailment to ensure the safety of self and others. In a bid to spread the message of wearing a mask in rural regions, Pratibha Syntex Limited, a renowned textile conglomerate took an initiative to distribute 10000 masks in the remote villages. Recently, the Ekal Gramotthan The foundation on the behalf of Pratibha Syntex distributed around 10000 masks in some villages of Burhanpur, Barwani, Khargone, Khandwa, Ratlam districts to provide them health security amid this existential crisis. This initiative was executed under the guidance of Shivkumar Chaudhary, Chairman of Pratibha Syntex. According to Shivkumar Chaudhary, “This is a time to stand as a united front against this invisible force we all are fighting against.” Notably, Shiv Kumar Chaudhary is actively involved with Vanbandhu Parishad and Ekal Abhiyan. He had donated 5 acres of land to the Ekal Gramotthan Foundation to aid his support to various social i

Hyderabad, 10 July 2020: YFLO Chairperson Apurva Jain and committee members invited senior Ayurveda Expert Dr. Akanksha Kotibhaskar from Forest Essentials to shed some light on “Ayurvedic Self care rituals and how beauty starts from inside out”. The virtual session took place on Zoom on 10 July, Hyderabad. Beauty is an enigma and recent times demand that we work on enhancing ourselves and our surroundings, while the world heals itself. The ancient art of Ayurveda is an integrated approach and lifestyle that lays emphasis on the inter connectivity of the mind body and environment. The esteemed guest today had studied Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from Maharashta University of Health Sciences and PG DAW from UK. She has worked with numerous clinics with lifestyle management and treating skin ailments. Every life does not just require but demands a wellness journey today. Building Immunity is the new preventive cure and routine diet and weight consultation are mandatory in t

Kolkata, 7th July 2020: While the current Covid-19 pandemic has brought ingenious methods to impart virtual education to our doorsteps, the concept of virtual social service has been quite unheard of J.D. Birla Institute devised an innovative strategy to impart social services virtually and compensate for the internship training that was to be undertaken by the undergraduate students of the department of Human Development, who study child welfare, early childhood education, methods and techniques of child study and parents & community education as a part of their curriculum. Students combined learning and outreach work by planning and conducting a range of activities including innovative games, fun crafts as well as those based on the academic studies for the underprivileged children who otherwise did not have much access to learning during the currently difficult times. Collaboration with NGO’s like Towards Future based in Dumdum and the Institute of Motivating Self Employment (

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect of our daily life including the way we work. Most of us have switched to working from home where we have to manage our professional lives as well as our personal. Although working from home can have its own perks but for many, the change in the work environment and schedule has turned into a bane rather than a boon. Workload has increased along with responsibilities at home and many are experiencing burnout. People are also facing multiple distractions and feel overwhelmed as they have to attend to children and elders at home. Flexible work hours have become too-long work hours as they struggle to get everything done. When there is a lack of a proper support system, balancing household and work can be stressful, which in turn can increase stress levels. Try to identify the stressful situations that trigger a headache and take steps to avoid them. Here are some tips to prevent headaches: Increased screen time may mean more frequent

5 th June, Kolkata : Khushee, a Kolkata-based non-profit voluntary movement, flagged off its community outreach initiative – “Amar Bangla Abar Sobuj Hok” (Greening my Bengal again) – to plant one lac saplings here today to observe the Environment Day. The tree-planting project, which started with five locations in city and adjoining districts, would reach out to volunteers, social workers, school students, teachers, parents, eminent citizens and community groups over the next six months across West Bengal. More than a thousand saplings and trees were distributed today and t he aim is to plant at least one lac saplings. Tree saplings were planted in multiple-locations across the state in Kolkata, Shantiniketan, Sonarpur and other places by Khushee – A Helping Hand. “The greening of West Bengal has assumed top priority as cyclone Amphan has ravaged vast swathes of lush green tracts uprooting trees in thousands across West Bengal and Odisha. This loss of green on a colossal scale will

Aurangabad, June 5, 2020: East-West Seed India distributed 115 hands-free pedal dispensers and about 600 liters of alcohol-based sanitizer to about 3000 police personnel across all 63 police stations in Aurangabad urban and rural regions. The objective of this CSR activity was to facilitate access to sanitizers for police personnel who are working 24/7 during the coronavirus outbreak. Said Dilip Rajan, Managing Director, East-West Seed India, “This is a small gesture from our side to safeguard the health and safety of our frontline warriors — Aurangabad police personnel on duty. Our respect to all in the line of duty.” A diligent team consisting of East-West Seed employees helped with the distribution of the sanitizer kits around Aurangabad.   Said Mokshada Patil, Superintendent of Police Aurangabad Rural “We are very thankful to East-West Seed India. The sanitizer kit came in very handy. It will help our personnel tide over these difficult times.” Chiranjeevi Prasad, Commissioner o

Blue Bang Media & Entertainment has been in the space of  Media and Movie marketing for more than 10 years, they have been associated with clients like Yash Raj Films , Sony Pictures , Fox studio , Disney , Viacom studio , Reliance Entertainment, Zee studio , Red chillies studio, Pen Studio and Many more independent studios on many landmark movies . Blue Bang has taken this initiative of launching this story Hunt contest know as – YOURSTORYOURFILM – KAHANI BACCHO KE LIYE – It’s a great opportunity created for talented people where they can participate and send in their unique and inspiring stories which are targeted to entertaining kids. Best selected story would be converted into a digital short film and would solely produced by Blue bang media and Entertainment and backed by well know Director, cast and crew. People of all age groups across India and globally can participate in this Kids story hunt contest and get a chance to see winning story getting converted into digital

Gurgaon, Haryana, India Urocentre screened 760 men for health issues through virtual consultation to mark the beginning of Men’s Health Month Screenings were carried out at four centres across delhi NCR through Proclinic virtual consultation platform   June is celebrated internationally as the men’s health month. The need for a separate health month for men arises from the fact that men have been neglecting their health over centuries and today the lifespan has decreased by 3 to 5 years compared to women. In some countries men die 10 years earlier than women. Unfortunately India lags behind by decades when it comes to caring for its men folk and there are rare awareness activities aimed at curbing this divide and bringing men to a state of better health.   Dr. Raman Tanwar   To mark the beginning of the Men’s Health month Urocentre launched a special mass virtual awareness drive which is the first-of-its-kind virtual consultation and screening drive for men in the world

Lockdown due to Coronavirus in India has brought major problems for many manufacturers and traders. Tea industry is also one of the sectors, which is badly affected by this lockdown. Western India Tea Dealers Association (WITDA) was established in the year 1989, covering a vast area of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. WITDA provides an overview of the effects of lockdown on tea production and its supply. Two months long lockdown affected tea sector in a very bad way. This lockdown caused about 80 million kilograms decline in the production of tea. The main aspects of this assessment, done by WITDA are, – Comparatively less Production in the early months of 2020 – Scarcity of manpower in tea gardens due to government restrictions. The effect of this lockdown started in the month of March when the production of Tea was just started and that is why it could reduce the major impact of loss on tea production.   The annual consumption of tea in India is about 1080 million kilograms. Whi

Like the rest of the world, India is going through tough times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations and individuals are trying to fight the disease by supporting official funds, NGOs and healthcare institutions that strive daily to ensure the best assistance to infected patients, migrant workers and their families. To support India’s fight against COVID-19, VitrA, an international bathroom brand from Turkey, is honoured to offer a tangible demonstration of commitment through its India organization. The company has proudly decided to donate ₨.100/- for each VitrA product sold  between the 1st of May and 1st of August 2020   through its authorized dealer stores in India to the PM-Cares Fund. An approximation of the total amount will be donated in advance in order to support the nation at the right time. VitrA hopes that this gesture of corporate responsibility will translate into positive impact during these testing times and motivate other companies to commit to the fight agains

Amidst the nationwide Coronavirus pandemic that has forced all of us to re-think our priorities, “Rakh tu Hausla”, an extremely powerful and motivational song created by Pravin Talan and presented by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series in support of the Mumbai Police Foundation has been released today. A very strong buzz had already been created around the song as top Bollywood stars like Shahrukh Khan, Ajay Devgan, Tiger Shroff, Rajkummar Rao and Mallika Sherawat and many others had tweeted the trailer from the Mumbai Police twitter handle. Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji, makes a unique appearance in the video, opening it with a powerful message in her voice  with a calm reassurance that these difficult times will change. Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Mr Parambir Singh who has led the force from the front in this crisis, makes a rare appearance in the video to boost the morale of his force and Mumbaikars. “Rakh tu Hausla” is not just another video song but a journey into the heart and spi

Mumbai 4th June 2020: Mumbai based social impact organization, Population First , which works for women empowerment and gender equality has announced, ‘Call for Entries’, for the prestigious 10 th Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity (LMAAGS) 2020. LMAAGS, the one of its kind awards dedicated to gender sensitivity in the media, acknowledge, highlight and celebrate those in the media for gender sensitivity. Last date for receiving entries is 30 th June 2020.   Dr. A.L. Sharada, Director, Population First explains , “From mere 100 entries in 2007 to more than 1500 entries in 2017, Laadli Media Awards have come a long way in acknowledging the media’s contribution in women empowerment and gender issues. The increasing volume of discussion in public domain on gender issues is an indication that we are witnessing the beginnings of change. These a wards facilitate engagement of journalists with gender issues and we are happy to note that our various interventi

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Mumbai, 03rd June 2020:  In the fight against the dreaded Corona Virus pandemic, lockdown has become a necessity, cutting across languages, geographies, socio-economic strata. And yet, there’s a flip side to it – a threat being faced by an increasing number from a demographic group that roughly comprises one-half of the world’s population – Women ! The threat has been an age-old one, but now exacerbated by the side-effects of lockdown. It’s called domestic violence. And as people fly off the handle under the stress of lockdown and fear of the unknown (the pandemic!), the worrying incidence of domestic violence is rapidly on the rise, the world over. Statistics are bearing this out on a global scale… During the month of February, Hubei province in Wuhan (the epicentre of the Corona Virus) reported a tripling in domestic violence cases. Brazil’s state-run shelters are experiencing a 40-50% rise in appeals from women in distress under similar circumstances. And it isn’t any better in the

Mumbai 2 nd June 2020: Mumbai based social impact organization, Population First , which works for women empowerment and gender equality has announced, ‘Call for Entries’, for the prestigious 10 th Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity (LMAAGS) 2020. LMAAGS, the one of its kind awards dedicated to gender sensitivity in the media, acknowledge, highlight and celebrate those in the media for gender sensitivity. Last date for receiving entries is 30 th June 2020.   Dr. A.L. Sharada, Director, Population First explains , “From mere 100 entries in 2007 to more than 1500 entries in 2017, Laadli Media Awards have come a long way in acknowledging the media’s contribution in women empowerment and gender issues. The increasing volume of discussion in public domain on gender issues is an indication that we are witnessing the beginnings of change. These a wards facilitate engagement of journalists with gender issues and we are happy to note that our various interven

Aurangabad- 1 st June 2020- Press Release- To help stem the tide of COVID-19 in this most critical, fragile and burdened community, Endress+Hauser India’s MD, Kailash Desai has donated around 4000 face masks and sanitizers to villagers in Rajapur and Chudawa. Even the police who are helping the villagers to follow government rules from Aurangabad, Jalna , Parbhani and Chudawa have received 1500 face masks. “We have been fighting with the invisible enemy for almost 3 months now and Aurangabad has seen a spurt of cases on a daily basis. There is such rising concern about the easy spread of the virus to people in Aurangabad region. Am sure the distribution of masks and sanitizer will be helpful and the police too have our support in this fight” said Kailash Desai, MD, Endress+Hauser India.    Since the pandemic outbreak Endress+Hauser India and especially Aurangabad where the company has the manufacturing unit have been educating and training employees to fight carona. The training has b