February 2024 – Page 38

Beyond politics: Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s fashion style, unlocking the power of swag

We wouldn't say Chandrasekhar takes special care to look his part, but sometimes being effortless does the trick. For instance, we couldn't help but notice Chandrasekhar's glasses. They are a combination of simple yet elegant, sometimes a classic rimless and sometimes a subtle animal-printed frame. (Image source: Instagram)

MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar perfects his gym selfies as much as his regulatory framework ideas on deepfakes and Generative AI.

Bookstrapping: Never Not Working by Malissa Clark

As per the Bookstrapping insights put down by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, she highlights, "The funny part is that even though workaholism leads to serious, negative physical and mental effects, the workaholics believe themselves to be immune from it; just like other patterns of addiction. But the science doesn’t lie." (Image source: Amazon)

The author Malissa Clark, an associate professor of industrial and organisational psychology at the University of Georgia, says in the book, that “workaholism, is the only socially acceptable-dare I say, respected-addiction.”

Don’t take your designation too seriously, says Mayur Hola of Culinary Brands

Prior to Culinary Brands, Hola served as senior vice president - global brand at OYO.

“If you have enough things that interest you, it will reflect in every part of your life, be it personal or professional, and just make you that much more interesting,” said the chief marketing officer (CMO) of the food and beverage brand.

Akasa Air to operate four flights a week to enhance air connectivity between Qatar and India

Since its launch in August 2022, Akasa Air has served over 7.75 million passengers and connects with 21 cities. (Representative Image via X/AkasaAir)

With this, Akasa Air becomes the first Indian airline to fly overseas in a record period of 19 months since its inception.

Meta to OpenAI, 20 global tech companies pledge to combat deceptive AI use in elections

Signatories pledge to work collaboratively on tools to detect and address online distribution of such AI content, drive educational campaigns, and provide transparency, among other concrete steps. (Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

As of today, the signatories are: Adobe, Amazon, Anthropic, Arm, ElevenLabs, Google, IBM, Inflection AI, LinkedIn, McAfee, Meta, Microsoft, Nota, OpenAI, Snap Inc., Stability AI, TikTok, Trend Micro, Truepic, and X.

Carlsberg India appoints Vandana Kapur as vice president – human resources

Vandana Kapur, with a career spanning over 22 years si experienced in corporate, consulting, and entrepreneurial roles.

At Carlsberg, Vandana Kapur will focus on organization effectiveness, talent management, and strengthening of our DE&I, amongst other critical responsibilities.

Govt to curb misleading ads by coaching centres; readies guidelines

The proposed overhaul of these laws comes amid a surge in applications from non-governmental organizations, trade bodies, and private firms seeking permission to use terms like “India,” “Commission,” “Corporation,” and “Bureau” in their names.

There was a consensus that the Central Consumer Protection Authority should come up with guidelines for the prevention of misleading advertisements in the coaching sector.

Sintex announces associate sponsorship deal with Women’s Premier League

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 is to be exclusively broadcast on Disney Star Network and Disney+ Hotstar, and will feature 10 teams competing in 23 matches over 17 days in UAE. (Representative Image: Pickled Stardust via Unsplash)

Sintex joins Women’s Premier League as associate sponsor for four years, aligning with their brand values and promoting women’s empowerment in cricket.

VLCC elevates Vikas Gupta to managing director and group CEO

In his new capacity, Vikas Gupta will continue to lead the company's strategic direction, focusing on driving overall business growth by leveraging technology and prioritizing customer-centric approaches to introduce the finest beauty and skincare products to the Indian market.

Vikas Gupta was appointed Group CEO of VLCC in April 2023.

Real estate regulatory authority collaborates with ASCI to identify violations in ads

On August 1, 2023, MahaRERA made it a compulsion to include QR codes in every ad published by the developer, stated a Moneycontrol report. (Image source: Unsplash)

MahaRERA will make use of artificial intelligence and a core group to track, monitor and evaluate advertisements.