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Business Wire India - Multimedia: Digest for November 21, 2023

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Rakuten Kobo has announced the joint launch of Kobo Clara 2E, Kobo Libra 2 and Kobo Nia, a range of feature-rich eReaders that introduces Kobo's digital reading offering to the readers in India. The device lineup is built to inspire, with an ergonomic design readers love plus Bluetooth® wireless technology so you can read eBooks or listen to Kobo Audiobooks all in one device. The eReaders and accessories are available on Flipkart and other leading online marketplaces as of today.
 
As India continues to explore the joys of reading in the digital age, Rakuten Kobo's newest range of eReaders seamlessly blends design superiority and product innovation to offer an unparalleled digital reading experience for readers across the country. Equipped with advanced technologies, the cutting-edge E Ink readers feature a glare-free screen, with Dark Mode and ComfortLight PRO with blue light reduction, allowing for more late-night reading without affecting sleep quality. To meet the needs of a diverse set of readers and reading conditions, the range also comes with distinct features such as colour temperature adjustment, quick page turns and a deep contrast, amongst others. In addition, Kobo eReaders feature a long-lasting battery life with a run time lasting for weeks on a single charge (depending on individual usage).
 
Commenting on the launch, Michael Tamblyn, CEO, Rakuten Kobo said, "The rich reading culture in India presents the opportune time for Kobo to introduce its world-class digital reading experience to the market. With more than a decade of top-rated eReaders under our belt, we are excited to bring a lineup that is sure to please the readers in India."
 
He further added, "At Kobo, it is about living our values: providing a better reading experience while also taking an important step toward sustainability. We believe that each small, thoughtful, and intentionally placed act can make a meaningful impact. We kickstarted our efforts in this direction by incorporating recycled materials into some of our devices like Kobo Clara 2E including accessories and packaging."
 
Specially curated for those who love books and the ones who aspire to enter the world of reading, an expansive digital library with diverse genres and languages ensures that every person can find their next adventure on their Kobo eReaders.
 
One can get started with their reading journey with a fiction like The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi or with a self-help nonfiction like The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson. The audiobook lovers in India can choose from a romance like It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, a murder mystery such as The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman or a popular biography like Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
 
Get to know the Kobo eReaders!
 
Kobo Libra 2:
 
For readers who are all-in on digital reading, the Kobo Libra 2 hits every mark. It is the next generation eReader, with added storage and a faster E Ink screen. Dark Mode lets the reader choose white text on a black background and colour temperature adjustment. It comes with a glare-free 7" HD E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen for faster display and deeper contrast alongside a 1 GHz processor and 1264x1680 resolution (300ppi). One can keep the story moving by swiping the touchscreen, or use the page-turn buttons when one of those hands is full. The device comes with 32GB of storage to store up to 24,000 eBooks, 150 Kobo Audiobooks, or a combination of both and allows instant, 24/7 access to Kobo's eBook store with over 7.5 million titles. Featuring an ergonomic design that lets readers manage the device with a single hand, one can read comfortably for long hours. The Kobo Libra 2 is fully waterproof, so one does not need to pause their reading when sitting by the pool.
 
One can choose between Black or White Kobo Libra 2 devices and complement it with an eye-catching SleepCover in exciting shades like Poppy Red, Lavender, Slate Blue and Black, making reading stylish, even on the go.
 
Priced at INR 19,999 the Kobo Libra 2 can be purchased on Flipkart and other leading online marketplaces. It is also available with a SleepCover priced at INR 3,999 and a Classic Cover for INR 2,999.
 
Kobo Clara 2E:

Kobo Clara 2E is the perfect eReader for the environmentally conscious. Made with an 85 percent recycled plastic exterior, including 10 percent ocean-bound plastic like water bottles and CDs, the Kobo Clara 2E lets you read guilt-free. Read late into the night without straining your eyes thanks to special features like Dark Mode and ComfortLight PRO with blue light reduction. Complete with a 6" HD E Ink Carta 1200 glare-free touch screen, a 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi), and 16GB of storage, bring up to 12,000 eBooks or 75 Kobo Audiobooks wherever you go.
 
Kobo Clara 2E is also Kobo's first fully waterproof 6" eReader, with up to 60 minutes of water resistance in up to two metres of water. Most readers will find the eReader meets their every need as a waterproof eReader they can take anywhere and read any book on.
 
Kobo Clara 2E is available in a shade of Deep Ocean Blue, complemented with ocean-inspired SleepCovers, available in hues of Black, Coral Reef Orange and Sea Glass Green - all made from recycled materials as well.
 
Kobo Clara 2E is available at INR 14,999 on Flipkart and other leading online marketplaces. The SleepCover Case can be purchased for INR 2,999 and the basic SleepCover is available for INR 2,399.
 
Kobo Nia:
 
If you're not yet sure how much eBooks will factor into your reading life, the Kobo Nia is a perfect starter eReader.
 
Designed with the love of reading in mind, Kobo Nia is an approachable entry point to digital reading that doesn't compromise on features or quality. With comfort being the key priority, the Kobo Nia comes with an illuminated screen featuring ComfortLight, with adjustable brightness levels for trouble-free reading in any lighting conditions, day or night. It is power-packed in a 6" Carta E Ink touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 758 (212 ppi), offering a reading experience similar to a paperback book. Weighing just 172 g the device is 112.4 mm wide and 159.3 mm in length and features a sizable 1,000 mAh battery so that you can enjoy reading for weeks with a single charge (depending on individual usage). With Kobo Nia's storage for up to 6,000 books, easily immerse yourself in captivating stories and rediscover the joy of reading.
 
Available in classic Black with three vibrant SleepCover options, in Aqua, Lemon, and Black colour, get ready to fall in love with reading like never before with Kobo Nia! Kobo Nia is priced at INR 10,999 and the SleepCover at INR 2,399. They will be available for purchase on Flipkart and other leading online marketplaces.
Business Wire India

Uniphore, one of the world's largest AI-native companies and CS Infocomm, a dynamic Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution provider today announced a strategic partnership to elevate Customer Experience for the Enterprise. This collaboration leverages Uniphore's cutting-edge products on its X Platform to deliver transformative solutions to CS Infocomm's clientele, enhancing customer interactions and operational excellence.

Ravi Saraogi, Co-founder & President, Asia at Uniphore, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, saying, "We are thrilled to join forces with CS Infocomm to bring our innovative technology to their clients. Uniphore's U product portfolio on the X Platform will enable CS Infocomm's clients to address their critical challenges and enhance customer experience. This partnership underscores our commitment to delivering advanced Enterprise AI solutions that empower businesses to thrive in today's competitive landscape."

Anil Joglekar, MD & Founding Member, CS Infocomm, highlighted the challenges this partnership addresses, stating, "The business landscape is evolving rapidly, and organizations need to deliver new and innovative customer experience (CX) capabilities to stay ahead. Our solutions, powered by Uniphore's Enterprise AI capabilities, will help our clients deliver seamless CX that becomes a strategic advantage, reducing handle time and addressing queries quickly and efficiently."
 
Specific benefits of the partnership include:
 
  • New & Innovative CX Capabilities: Automation technology reduces handle time and delivers co-pilot assistance to associates to address customer needs.
  • Contextualized Experience & Conversation Orchestration: Bots identify patterns and make recommendations based on customer sentiments, improving efficiency.
  • Enhanced Customer Insights: Uniphore's technology provides deeper insights into customer interactions, aiding in understanding customer sentiments and preferences.
  • Streamlined Operations: Automatic topic identification and business entity extraction simplify conversation categorization and analysis.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making: 'U Analyse' offers actionable insights from conversation analysis, empowering data-driven decision-making.
  • Personalized Customer Interactions: Sentiment and intent analysis enable gauging customer emotions and intentions.
  • Efficient Information Retrieval: 'U Analyse' offers a smart search function for quick information retrieval within customer interactions.
 
CS Infocomm, a renowned leader in CEM solutions, recognized the potential of Uniphore's offerings to revolutionize their contact center solutions. With the integration of 'U Assist Solution,' CS Infocomm can offer real-time intelligent agent guidance, robotic desktop automation, and sentiment and intent recognition, leading to improved agent efficiency and enhanced customer satisfaction.

For more information about Uniphore and CS Infocomm's partnership and the value it brings to customer experience management, please contact: pr@uniphore.com
Business Wire India

Durex The Birds and Bees Talk (TBBT) programme by Reckitt, a global leader in consumer health, hygiene, and nutrition, assumed the role of Health Partner at the third edition of the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2023. Durex TBBT is being implemented by Plan India in six states of the Northeast, Delhi, and Gujarat. Organized by Department of Tourism, Meghalaya, the annual festival is a cultural and musical extravaganza catering to popular culture inspired by local and indigenous trends and is a major attraction for Northeast India. A celebration of culture, art, and music, the festival saw a blend of international, national and local musicians who enthralled the audience with their performances.
 
At the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2023, the TBBT display corner engaged children in the interactive Run to Learn game, a virtual reality adventure based on the program's five principles. Meghalaya-based rapper A. Hosea offered an exclusive glimpse into the forthcoming Durex TBBT rap album, presenting a song influenced by the core principles of Inclusion, Protection, Awareness, Equity, and Consent. Additionally, the TBBT Conscious Corner served as an inclusive and safe space for adolescents navigating the challenges of growing up, reinforcing the program's commitment to holistic education and well-being.
 
Gaurav Jain, Executive Vice President, Reckitt - South Asia, underscores the significance of 'Durex The Birds and Bees Talk' initiative, stating, "Durex The Birds and Bees Talk initiative has been conceptualized to respond to our evolving world and aims to shape newer generations. Recognizing the profound impact of music, a potent tool that creates a long-lasting impact and high recall, we successfully launched India's first music album on growing up composed by artists of North East. Building on this triumph, we have once again collaborated with some vibrant young musicians in Northeast India to extend the message of health and wellbeing to the children and youth attending the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival this year, incorporating key lessons for a healthier and happier future."
 
Ravi Bhatnagar, Director, External Affairs & Partnerships, SOA, Reckitt, said, "Music has played an instrumental role in our journey with Durex The Birds and Bees Talk programme that works towards shaping young minds by providing a platform for open conversations and what growing up means in today's evolving world. We are honored by our role as Health Partners at the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2023, a musical extravaganza that has evolved into the state's most beloved festival, providing the largest artist lineup and setup the state has ever witnessed. We've taken this opportunity to collaborate with popular rap artists to launch songs that are inspired by the five pillars of 'Durex The Birds and Bees Talk' program: Consent, Protection, Awareness, Equity, and Inclusion. We will continue to inspire youth in their transformation journey to become informed, empathetic and confident adults that will lead our future."
 
The TBBT Conscious Corner, an inclusive and safe place for everyone inaugurated by Shri Arpit Upadhyaya, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Ri Bhoi District, became a source of information and support for adolescents navigating the journey of growing up.

District Commissioner, Ribhoi, Meghalaya said, "Music, art and culture are important and the most effective medium to connect with children, young adults and youth. With 'The Birds and Bees Talk' partnership in the Shillong Cherry Blossom festival, we intend to utilise rich cultural heritage of North East India and promote local artists to spread correct messages on growing up."

The Shillong Literary Festival witnessed a thought-provoking panel discussion on Navigating Difficult Topics with our Children with Shannon Massar, Co-founder and Director, Faith Foundation; Zubin Miller, Content Associate, Pratham Foundation, and Bulbul Hasan. Contributing to the discussion, Trishita Sut, National Project Manager, TBBT shared important insights with the audience.
 
TBBT aims to nurture young minds to cultivate themselves into self-aware, inclusive, empathetic, and kind human beings. Furthermore, TBBT curriculum books and other reading materials were also showcased at the TBBT display corner for children across all age groups. The comprehensive curriculum is developed to inform students about the nuances of sexuality, life skills, sexual preferences and safer practices in order to leave no room for misinformation or doubt.
 
Durex The Birds and Bees Talk Programme is an innovative and pioneering initiative that has focused on inculcating growing up life skills for adolescents in the north-eastern region of India. Through its systematic intervention, the programme is encouraging conversations around sexual and reproductive health among adolescents, teachers, and their community members. Adolescent girls and boys in the country lack access to information on issues affecting their lives and have limited spaces to develop competencies crucial for their active participation. TBBT programme is addressing these challenges by imparting critical and age-appropriate information, promoting healthy and safe behaviour and practices, as well as equipping adolescents with life skills, values and attitudes to become responsible adults.
Business Wire India

  • Company continues nationwide, customer-centric Škoda Drive Experience
  • Customers and prospects given bespoke luxury experience with Kodiaq 4x4
  • Juggernaut to cover Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi and other southern centres

After creating a lot of excitement across multiple events, the Škoda Drive Experience is now moving to the South of India. Škoda Auto India's Škoda Drive Experience is part of the company's customer-centric initiatives in its endeavour to get closer to its customers and enhance customer satisfaction.

Speaking on the progress, Petr Šolc, Brand Director, Škoda Auto India said, "The Škoda Drive Experience joins our well-established Fans of Škoda vertical in our outreach to customers and fans of our brand. Through this unique initiative, our customers and prospects can enjoy a luxurious and premium experience through our flagship Kodiaq luxury 4x4. In unison with our continued product actions and network expansion, the Škoda Drive Experience is also geared towards our objective of welcoming more customers into the Škoda family."

The Škoda Drive Experience is particularly focussed on the company's Kodiaq luxury seven-seater. Instead of going to dealerships for a test drive, participants – with their families -- get a bespoke experience.
 
The first leg of the Škoda Drive Experience debuted in Jaipur on 7 October, 2023 followed by the National Capital Region of Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad before heading to Mumbai – all multi-day events. Taking cue from the overwhelming response and tremendous success in these cities, the Škoda Drive Experience heads South with Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi in November and December 2023.

Škoda Auto India recently reached the 250th customer touchpoint landmark with the inauguration of a sales outlet in Gulbarga, Karnataka. Škoda Auto India will continue to expand its customer touchpoints, with innovative engagement platforms like the Škoda Brand Experience.
Business Wire India

 
  • India on Track to Achieve SBM Phase Two Goals by 2025 - Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
  • Nearly 80% of villages have already declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus

Addressing the prestigious 7th ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards Ceremony and India Sanitation Conclave through a video address, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, highlighted that the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban has dramatically increased the processing of waste in urban areas, with more than 76% of the total waste now being processed, a significant leap from just 17% in 2014. 
 
Shri Puri attributed this substantial progress to the transformative initiatives driven by the Honourable Prime Minister, which have catalysed a behavioural shift towards cleanliness in the country. The Swachh Bharat Mission, alongside the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), has played a crucial role in enhancing the state of sanitation across India. Notably, the Swachh Bharat mission has been instrumental in addressing the challenge of open defecation in urban areas through the construction of 63 lakh individual toilets and 6.3 lakh public toilets. Furthermore, AMRUT has been pivotal in tackling the shortage of basic sanitation infrastructure, adding 172 lakh water tap connections and 135 lakh sewer connections in cities, the minister highlighted. 
 
In a video address at the Conclave, Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, announced that India is on track to fully achieve the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) phase-two goals by 2025.  Shri Shekhawat highlighted the remarkable progress in rural sanitation, noting that nearly 80% of villages have already declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus under the SBM-Grameen initiative. He emphasised the crucial role of public-private partnerships in this success, drawing attention to successful collaborations in other sectors, such as highways and airport construction, and advocating for similar partnerships in water and sanitation. 
 
The Minister also spotlighted the India Sanitation Coalition at FICCI's pivotal role in these partnerships, particularly through the innovative Lighthouse Initiative (LHI). LHI, he noted, has been a game-changer, with corporate houses adopting entire gram panchayats for Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) interventions. This initiative that currently covers 75 gram panchayats across 15 states, is poised for further expansion in its second phase, with nearly 40 major corporate houses set to cover much larger geographies. 
 
Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Chair, India Sanitation Coalition, in her keynote address, emphasised the essential role of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in India's progress. Highlighting the significant achievements of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ms Kidwai noted that India is on the brink of a major sanitation revolution, with nearly universal access to toilets and significant strides towards becoming open defecation-free aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals 6.2. 
 
Ms. Kidwai also highlighted the emerging focus on plastic waste management, with more than 2500 Plastic Waste Management Units now established. Additionally, she underlined the operational status of nearly 3000 faecal sludge management plants, illustrating the country's commitment to comprehensive sanitation solutions. With the construction of 11.3 crore individual household latrines and over two lakh community toilets under the SBM rural initiative. Ms. Kidwai hailed these accomplishments as not just statistical milestones but as transformative steps. She also discussed how everything we do has an impact on climate change, and how climate change presents a major threat to water and sanitation services both, in rural and urban communities. She further highlighted the role of ISC in mitigating climate change. 
 
In his address, Dr R. A. Mashelkar, Former Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Chair, Awards Jury, emphasised the Assured Framework for Actual Innovation. He highlighted the importance of an intricate framework for evaluating Actual Innovations, noting that impactful sanitation solutions must be affordable for scalability, sustainable in terms of business viability, environmentally friendly, adaptable to regulatory changes, and socially acceptable. Dr. Mashelkar also stressed the need for user-friendliness and integration of advanced technologies like AI and robotics to improve sanitation. He advocated for a broad range of innovation, including new business models and organisational changes, while urging unique approaches to meet India's specific sanitation challenges. Dr R. A. Mashelkar also felicitated the ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award winners during the session. 
 
On the occasion, a compendium, "Cities in Crisis: Best Practices on Curbing Plastic Waste across Urban India", was also unveiled. The compendium is a collection of twenty case studies from nineteen organisations, shedding light on diverse solutions to tackle the plastics waste crisis. 
 
Ms Natasha Patel, CEO India Sanitation Coalition delivered a vote of thanks. 
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