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FUND – OPaL RAISES Rs 335 CR VIA MAIDEN NCDONGC PETRO ADDITIONS LIMITED(OPaL), a joint venture of ONGC Ltd.&GAIL (India) Limited and co-promotedby GSPC, has successfully com-pleted its maiden issuance of ListedNon-Convertible Debentures by mop-ping up Rs 335 crore at the couponrate of 8.60%.The tenure of the NCDsis 3 years and 3 yonths. The NCDs

were given top notch rating of AAA (S) by ICRA Ltd. andAAA (SO) by CARE Ratings Ltd. The maiden NCD is-suance of the company received strong response from theinvestors with bids received in excess of Rs1,400 Croresfor an issue size of Rs 250 crore having an option to retainoversubscription.This issue drew response from different in-vestor classes like mutual funds, insurance companies,pension funds and banks. OPaL has appointed Trust In-vestment Advisors Pvt. Ltd. as advisors to its maiden NCDissuance programme.OPaL has plans to raise NCDs duringthe current financial year through multiple tranches.

OPaL delegation receiving the Greentech AwardOPaL announced that it has won the coveted Greentech Safety Award(Platinum Category) for its splendid safety performance during 2017-18.An OPaL delegation led by Raj Nath Tripathi, GM-Polymer, Jay Pandya,Manager- HSE, and Himanil Desai, Executive- HSE received the award onNovember 16 in Guwahati.

HONOUR – OPaL WINS GREENTECH SAFETY AWARD Under the Government’s Smart City Mission, Indus Towers in partnership withVadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) announced successful deployment of50 intelligent smart poles in Vadodara on December 12. A citizen’s mobileapplication developed by Vadodara Smart City Development Limited (VSCDL)was launched by Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi, VadodaraMayor Dr. Jigeeshaben J. Sheth, and Indus Towers CEO Bimal Dayal. Oth-ers present at these events were MLAs Jitendra Bhai Sukhadia, Yogesh BhaiPatel, ManishabenVakil, Shailesh Mehta, and Seemaben Mohile along withAjay Bhadoo, Commissioner & Chairman, Vadodara Smart City (VSC) andVSC CEO Sudhir K Patel.

SMART CITY – INDUS TOWERS, VMC DEPLOY 50 INTELLIGENT POLESThe Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) has been awardedsecond prize for energy conservation in the DISCOMs Sector’ for the year2018 on December 14. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan presentedthe award to DGVCL MD Ardra Agarwal.Among those present were UnionMinister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh andUnion Power Secretary A. K. Bhalla.

ENERGY CONSERVATION – DAKSHIN GUJARAT VIJ ADJUDGED BEST DISCOM

Bank of Baroda extends the affordable housing benefits of Pradhan MantriAwas Yojana (PMAY) Scheme through CLSS.Under this, Interest subsidies areavailable on housing loan for beneficiaries of specific categories.To meet theadditional expenses like insurance (Life, Health & Property), registration costs,stamp duty, GST and club membership fee of home loan borrowers, the bankoffers Baroda Home Suvidha Personal Loan.

HOME FINANCE – BOB, BARODA ZONE OFFERS 2 AFFORDABLE LOANS

Vadodara MP Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt on December 15 inaugurated thenew showroom of Joyalukkas at Fortune Building, Near Vanijya Bhavan, RaceCourse Road, Vadodara.Earlier, it was located in Alkapuri area.Commenting onthis, Joyalukkas Group CMD Joy Alukkas said, “Joyalukkas firmly believes increating customer experiences that exceed their expectations. To deliver animproved service and experience to our patrons in Gujarat, we have now movedto a convenient location with bigger space and better facilities.”

EVENT – VADODARA MP OPENS JOYALUKKAS’ NEW SHOWROOM'Degrees don't matter anymore, skills do’. Now is the era when versatilepersonalities are ruling the society rather than the academic kudos. Inorder to enhance the capabilities and wisdom, one needs to indulge inextra co-curricular activities which in a way complement the student'slearning. Youth festival is one such platform where the students canshowcase their young talents and skills and add up to their achieve-ments in life. This time youth festival named “AVSAR-2018” was orga-nized by Bhakt Kavi Narshinh Mehta University (BKNMU) at NobleGroup of Institutions for 2 consecutive days and about 800 studentsparticipated in more than 30 competitions. This fest consisted of variousenthralling competitions filled with fun and frolic, it was a wonderfullearning experience for the students.

CELEBRATION – BKNM UNIVERSITY’S AVASAR YOUTH FEST

TVS Tyres announced the launch of two new scooter tyre patterns ‘Jumbo-XT’and‘Pancer-II’. Jumbo-XT has been designed with cutting-edge technology and hasa new bold, rugged block type tread design which provides excellent grip.Pancer-II features a new aligned block type design and groove channels, which im-proves stability, delivering firm grip in wet as well as dry conditions while improv-ing the overall mileage, said P.Vijayaraghavan, Director, TVS Srichakra Ltd.

LAUNCHPAD – TVS UNVEILS 2 SCOOTER TYRE PATTERNS

Annual cultural programme - Journey 16 was organized by Delhi Public School, Ra-jkot which was attended by eminent personalities of the city and parents. Jour-ney 16 (Part I) was presented by the students of Classes 6 to 12 on December 15.The Special Guests, Col. Anupam Jain, Deputy Commander, NCC Rajkot andB.V.Gopinath, Income Tax Commissioner inaugurated the programme by lightingthe remote control operated lamps and releasing balloons. Head boys and Headgirls presented the school report. Four alumni of the school were felicitated bythe Guests.Pro Vice Chairman Rajendra Kamdar and Nagendra Pandey, Principalof DWPS, Morbi graced the occasion.While sharing their experiences, the alumnithanked the school for its role in building their careers and personalities.

CULTURAL FUNCTION – DPS RAJKOT HOSTS JOURNEY 16

RK University has a great culture of motivating their students and faculties’ in-novations.The students and professors here always work on social issues and so-ciety-based problems. Under the same motivation, recently, a team of five stu-dents, Devendra Rathor, Kalpesh Sindhav, Vipul Dangar, Abhijeet Makwana,Thakarshi Mevasiya (MSc.– Microbiology) under the guidance of Dr.Vijay Kumar,Head and Associate professor from the department of Microbiology, School of Sci-ence, RK University working in collaboration with Centre for Entrepreneurship –RK University has been awarded a grant of Rs. 50,000 to work on a project forpreservation of energy under the scheme ‘BIOTHON — Hackathon of Biotech So-lutions for State Problems', organized by Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission(GSBTM).

BIOTHON – RK UNIVERSITY GETS RS 50K GRANT FROM GSBM

With one in every 10 women, majority of them teenagers, being diagnosed withPolycystic Ovary disorder (PCOD) and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in In-dia, PCOD is becoming one of the most common diseases affecting women to-day. "Around 10-20 percent of Indian women are affected with PCOS which alsoincludes a large number of youngsters. A contributing factor is the new lifestylewith faulty dietary habits and lack of physical activity, also leading to weightgain," said Dr.Azadeh Patel, Fertility Consultant at Nova IVI Fertility, Ahmedabad.

HEALTH – TEENAGE GIRLS AFFECTED WITH OVARIAN DISORDERS

Royal Enfield launched the Interceptor INT 650 and the Continental GT 650twin motorcycles..Royal Enfield has also begun Online Motorcycle Booking facilitywith the launch of the 650 Twins. Consumers across the world, can log intowww.royalenfield.com and book their favourite Twin motorcycle or other Royal En-field motorcycles. The Interceptor INT 650 will be available starting at Rs.2,50,000 and the Continental GT 650 starting at Rs. 2,65,000 (ex-showroom).

BIKES – ENFIELD’S INT 650, CONTINENTAL GT 650 HIT ROADS

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s life has been converted into a filmnamed The Price of Free directed by Derek Doneen.The Nobel Peace Laureatesays that one of the biggest endeavours of this film is to reach out and inspire theyouth of this world to stand up for the rights of the not-so-privileged children.Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2018 SundanceFilm Festival, The Price of Free (formerly titled ‘Kailash’) is a suspenseful yetintimate look at one man’s groundbreaking struggle to liberate every child possiblefrom slavery.

EDUTAINMENT – THE PRICE OF FREE INSTILLS A DEEPER MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

As part of its mission to popularise Ayurveda among the modern-day con-sumers, Ayurveda major Dabur India Limited announced the launch of two rev-olutionary breakthrough products – a health restorative Ratnaprash & a spe-cial medicine for improving heart health Hridayasava, on the eve of the 8th WorldAyurveda Congress & Arogya Expo.

EXPO – DABUR EXPANDS AYURVEDIC MEDICINES PORTFOLIO