Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Multi-Screen Media Private Limited (MSM)
Friday, January 03, 2014 02:00 PM IST (08:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Heavy industries, Major diversified industrial groups, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications
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NP Singh Takes Over as CEO of MSM
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, January 03, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Multi-Screen Media Private Limited (MSM), formerly known as SET India Private Limited, today announced that Mr. NP Singh, Chief Operating Officer would take on the mantel of Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mr. Man Jit Singh, the current Chief Executive Officer of MSM, would return to being the Non-executive Chairman of MSM but would relocate to Los Angeles to assume other responsibilities. In his new role, NP will report to Andy Kaplan, President Worldwide Networks, Sony Pictures Television.
Man Jit Singh said "NP and I have worked closely together as equal partners these last five years and the success of the company is largely due to his efforts. The time has come for him to lead the company to the next level and I fully expect the innovations he brings as CEO will ensure we have years of success ahead. As the Non-executive Chairman of MSM, I look forward to supporting NP and will continue to remain involved with the Indian television industry."
Andy Kaplan also expressed strong support for the move. "We have full confidence in NP being able to lead MSM and continue the success of the last five years. NP has been involved in all the decisions that lead to the success of our business and this is a well-deserved recognition of his untiring efforts and of the faith we have in his decision making. I wish him all success in his new role as CEO of MSM. I would also like to thank Man Jit for the huge contribution he has made in growing our business in India and setting it on the path of sustainable future growth. "
NP Singh commented "I am delighted by the confidence Man Jit, Andy and the Board have expressed in my abilities to lead MSM. It's been a wonderful experience and a pleasure working with Man Jit last five years. While much work has been done there is clearly a long road to go before we can fully achieve our vision. I am certain that with our top quality Management Team and our dedicated employees we will achieve new heights of success in near future. I am excited in taking up the new role and look forward to making MSM the most profitable network in the business"
About MSM
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) backs Multi Screen Media Private Limited, which is India's leading television network. It comprises of Sony Entertainment Television (SET), one of India's leading Hindi general entertainment television channels; MAX, India's premium Hindi movies and special events channel; SAB, a family comedy entertainment channel; PIX, the English movie channel; MIX a refreshing Hindi music channel ,SIX, India's Premier Sports Entertainment Channel and Sony LIV - the Digital Entertainment Channel . Multi-Screen Media's channels are available across the Globe and influence over 700 million viewers in the Indian sub-continent, and the South Asian Diaspora worldwide.
The One Alliance - a joint venture between Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. and Discovery Communications India is the distribution arm. Channels in the One Alliance network include Sony, Sony HD, MAX, SAB, MIX, PIX, SIX, SIX HD, AXN, Animax, Aath, Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Tamil, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, Discovery Kids and Discovery HD World, it also distributes the leading News network in the country - the TV Today Network channels - Headlines Today, Aaj Tak and Tez ,the premium Sports Channels - Neo Prime & Neo Sports and the Times Group Network channels - TIMES NOW, MOVIES NOW, ET NOW and Zoom.
CONTACT DETAILS
Geetanjali Lahiri, Sony Entertainment Television, +91 9769503652, geetanjalil@setindia.com
Faiza Kapoor, IPAN H+K Strategies, +91 9833313416, faiza.kapoor@hkstrategies.com
Ankit Daswani, IPAN H+K Strategies, +91 9833559433, ankit.daswani@hkstrategies.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, GROUPS, MEDIA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Friday, January 3, 2014
BWI: CommonFloor.com Becomes the No. 1 Real Estate Portal in India
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: CommonFloor.com
Friday, January 03, 2014 01:30 PM IST (08:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Construction, Hospitality, Household & personal care products & services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups, Media & entertainment, Real estate, Retailers; Technology
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CommonFloor.com Becomes the No. 1 Real Estate Portal in India
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, January 03, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Grows faster than any other portal in the Top 5
ComScore data brings into spotlight changing scenario in the online real estate play in India
CommonFloor.com has been ranked as India's No.1 real estate portal in the unique visitors classification as per ComScore data for November 2013. The number of unique visitors from India has grown by over 51% compared to October 2013. The company that began its operations in 2007 with the apartment management solution ventured into the real estate listings market in 2009 and has steadily grown to become one of the most preferred real estate portals in the country. CommonFloor.com has been funded by Accel India and Tiger Global.
Currently Commonfloor.com has 1.8 lakh active listing across 120 cities. The number of active listings has grown by 55% in the past six months.
Commenting on the development Sumit Jain, Co-founder & CEO, CommonFloor.com said, "We are thankful to our users for this great honour, it goes on to show that our innovative approach to property search and research is in line with what end consumers have been looking for. Reaching the top position will motivate us to continue with our endeavor of simplifying property decisions. We will continue to focus on delivering the most relevant and credible results to our users in a clear and concise format over mobile and internet. At the same time, we will continue to grow our footprint across gated communities in India across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities thereby generating more and more value for the entire real estate value chain."
With over 5,000 paying customers that include top-of-the-line builders, brokers and other property agencies, CommonFloor.com's revenue has been growing by more than 100% every quarter for more than a year now. The company is on track to achieve its goal of a turnover of $25 million in the next two years. The company has also expanded its geographic footprint across the country at a rapid pace with opening of several new offices in various cities.
CommonFloor.com also launched its mobile app for iPhone users in October and will soon come out with its app for Windows. Its Android app, which was launched in March has seen over 50,000 downloads till now.
The company's current workforce stands at 600, out of which over 260 have joined in the past 6 months. The company has recruited talent from leading institutes like IITs, IIMs and ISB along with lateral talent from companies like Google. The company also intends to add 200 more to its workforce by the first quarter of 2014.
About CommonFloor.com:
Launched in 2007 by Sumit Jain, Lalit Mangal and Vikas Malpani, CommonFloor.com, is an innovative online service that combines property search, apartment management and vendor management thereby catering to a person's complete residential requirements.
From property search to facilitating interactions within an apartment community on the 'CommonFloor' platform; from extensive research material to connecting service seekers to relevant service providers, the portal has dedicated itself to fulfill all aspects of consumers' needs around their home.
CommonFloor.com currently has over 75,000 communities listed with it. The company has been funded by Accel India and Tiger Global. To know more about CommonFloor.com, please visit: http://www.commonfloor.com
CONTACT DETAILS
Ankita Dubey, CommonFloor.com, +91 9886556823, ankita.dubey@commonfloor.com
Deepansh Agarwal, Aim High Consulting, +91 7838324168, deepansh@aimhighindia.com
Vijaya Poojitha, Aim High Consulting, +91 9986263247, poojitha@aimhighindia.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, HOSPITALITY, HOUSEHOLD, GROUPS, MEDIA, REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: CommonFloor.com
Friday, January 03, 2014 01:30 PM IST (08:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Construction, Hospitality, Household & personal care products & services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups, Media & entertainment, Real estate, Retailers; Technology
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CommonFloor.com Becomes the No. 1 Real Estate Portal in India
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, January 03, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Grows faster than any other portal in the Top 5
ComScore data brings into spotlight changing scenario in the online real estate play in India
CommonFloor.com has been ranked as India's No.1 real estate portal in the unique visitors classification as per ComScore data for November 2013. The number of unique visitors from India has grown by over 51% compared to October 2013. The company that began its operations in 2007 with the apartment management solution ventured into the real estate listings market in 2009 and has steadily grown to become one of the most preferred real estate portals in the country. CommonFloor.com has been funded by Accel India and Tiger Global.
Currently Commonfloor.com has 1.8 lakh active listing across 120 cities. The number of active listings has grown by 55% in the past six months.
Commenting on the development Sumit Jain, Co-founder & CEO, CommonFloor.com said, "We are thankful to our users for this great honour, it goes on to show that our innovative approach to property search and research is in line with what end consumers have been looking for. Reaching the top position will motivate us to continue with our endeavor of simplifying property decisions. We will continue to focus on delivering the most relevant and credible results to our users in a clear and concise format over mobile and internet. At the same time, we will continue to grow our footprint across gated communities in India across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities thereby generating more and more value for the entire real estate value chain."
With over 5,000 paying customers that include top-of-the-line builders, brokers and other property agencies, CommonFloor.com's revenue has been growing by more than 100% every quarter for more than a year now. The company is on track to achieve its goal of a turnover of $25 million in the next two years. The company has also expanded its geographic footprint across the country at a rapid pace with opening of several new offices in various cities.
CommonFloor.com also launched its mobile app for iPhone users in October and will soon come out with its app for Windows. Its Android app, which was launched in March has seen over 50,000 downloads till now.
The company's current workforce stands at 600, out of which over 260 have joined in the past 6 months. The company has recruited talent from leading institutes like IITs, IIMs and ISB along with lateral talent from companies like Google. The company also intends to add 200 more to its workforce by the first quarter of 2014.
About CommonFloor.com:
Launched in 2007 by Sumit Jain, Lalit Mangal and Vikas Malpani, CommonFloor.com, is an innovative online service that combines property search, apartment management and vendor management thereby catering to a person's complete residential requirements.
From property search to facilitating interactions within an apartment community on the 'CommonFloor' platform; from extensive research material to connecting service seekers to relevant service providers, the portal has dedicated itself to fulfill all aspects of consumers' needs around their home.
CommonFloor.com currently has over 75,000 communities listed with it. The company has been funded by Accel India and Tiger Global. To know more about CommonFloor.com, please visit: http://www.commonfloor.com
CONTACT DETAILS
Ankita Dubey, CommonFloor.com, +91 9886556823, ankita.dubey@commonfloor.com
Deepansh Agarwal, Aim High Consulting, +91 7838324168, deepansh@aimhighindia.com
Vijaya Poojitha, Aim High Consulting, +91 9986263247, poojitha@aimhighindia.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, HOSPITALITY, HOUSEHOLD, GROUPS, MEDIA, REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Greater Awareness about Energy Efficiency and Need for Convenient Automatic Doors in Public Places Spurs Indian Automatic Door Systems Market, finds Frost & Sullivan
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Friday, January 03, 2014 11:27 AM IST (05:57 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Environment, People; Business: Business services, Construction, Heavy industries; Technology
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Greater Awareness about Energy Efficiency and Need for Convenient Automatic Doors in Public Places Spurs Indian Automatic Door Systems Market, finds Frost & Sullivan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, January 03, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Rapid urbanization has given a boost to the construction of high profile commercial and hospitality buildings across India, fuelling the uptake of automatic door systems. Multinational companies looking to comply with international standards and save on energy costs prefer automatic doors despite the high initial costs. The market will continue to gain momentum as demand from the healthcare and residential sectors increases.
New study from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.buildingtechnologies.frost.com), Analysis of the Indian Automatic Door Systems Market, finds that the market earned revenues of INR 852 million in 2012 and estimates this to go up to INR 2438.7 million in 2018. The study covers sliding, revolving, swing, and special doors.
Increasing awareness on energy efficiency and the environmental impact of building materials and systems is making India an attractive market for automatic door system manufacturers including international companies from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. "Automatic doors, especially in buildings located in high-traffic areas, are reducing heating and cooling costs significantly, and in turn creating a low carbon and contributing to a cleaner environment," explained Frost & Sullivan's Analyst from Environment & Building Technologies Practice. "The need for entrances to be easily accessible for differently-abled people and convenient for children, the elderly as well as customers who mostly leave shopping areas with their hands full is further encouraging the use of automatic doors in public places."
However, the high product and operational cost of automatic doors is causing many building owners in India to favor cost-effective alternatives like manual and semi-automatic doors. In addition, the lack of building standards in the country has resulted in the rampant installation of inexpensive, poor quality doors from China rather than high-quality ones from established domestic and international brands.
Revolving doors will be a fast growing segment, followed by sliding doors, which is the leading product segment in the total automatic door systems market in India. In the recent times, special types of automatic doors such as curved and semi-curved doors are gaining importance for their specific applications. Prices are expected to decline mainly due to increase in demand and localisation of component manufacturing. The growing construction sector will also serve as a major market driver for the automatic door systems market aiding it attain double the present market size in terms of revenue, by 2018.
"Automatic door system manufacturers should build a strong sales and services network channel to beat back stiff competition and earn market share," noted the analyst. "They must also offer a variety of products and reliable maintenance services to succeed in the cost-conscious Indian market." Automatic doors will witness significant penetration in the commercial, hospitality, and healthcare sectors, finding applications in new and retrofit projects.
If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides a brief synopsis of the study and a table of contents, then send an e-mail to Ravinder Kaur / Priya George, Corporate Communications, at ravinder.kaur@frost.com / priyag@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a brochure will be sent to you by e-mail.
Analysis of the Indian Automatic Door Systems Market is part of the Building Management Technologies Growth Partnership Service program. Frost & Sullivan's related studies include: Analysis of LED lighting market in Middle East (GCC), Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Market in Middle East and North African Countries, Analysis of the Indian Lighting Control Systems Market. All studies included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants.
Our "Growth Partnership" supports clients by addressing these opportunities and incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure.
-- The Integrated Value Proposition provides support to our clients throughout all phases of their journey to visionary innovation including: research, analysis, strategy, vision, innovation and implementation.
-- The Partnership Infrastructure is entirely unique as it constructs the foundation upon which visionary innovation becomes possible. This includes our 360 degree research, comprehensive industry coverage, career best practices as well as our global footprint of more than 40 offices.
For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community. Is your organization prepared for the next profound wave of industry convergence, disruptive technologies, increasing competitive intensity, Mega Trends, breakthrough best practices, changing customer dynamics and emerging economies?
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Ravinder Kaur, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9940141714 / +91 (44) 66814413, ravinder.kaur@frost.com
Priya George, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9840355432 / +91 (44) 66814414, priyag@frost.com
Nimisha Iyer, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9820050519 / +91 (22) 66072007, niyer@frost.com
KEYWORDS
ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Frost & Sullivan
Friday, January 03, 2014 11:27 AM IST (05:57 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Environment, People; Business: Business services, Construction, Heavy industries; Technology
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Greater Awareness about Energy Efficiency and Need for Convenient Automatic Doors in Public Places Spurs Indian Automatic Door Systems Market, finds Frost & Sullivan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, January 03, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Rapid urbanization has given a boost to the construction of high profile commercial and hospitality buildings across India, fuelling the uptake of automatic door systems. Multinational companies looking to comply with international standards and save on energy costs prefer automatic doors despite the high initial costs. The market will continue to gain momentum as demand from the healthcare and residential sectors increases.
New study from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.buildingtechnologies.frost.com), Analysis of the Indian Automatic Door Systems Market, finds that the market earned revenues of INR 852 million in 2012 and estimates this to go up to INR 2438.7 million in 2018. The study covers sliding, revolving, swing, and special doors.
Increasing awareness on energy efficiency and the environmental impact of building materials and systems is making India an attractive market for automatic door system manufacturers including international companies from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. "Automatic doors, especially in buildings located in high-traffic areas, are reducing heating and cooling costs significantly, and in turn creating a low carbon and contributing to a cleaner environment," explained Frost & Sullivan's Analyst from Environment & Building Technologies Practice. "The need for entrances to be easily accessible for differently-abled people and convenient for children, the elderly as well as customers who mostly leave shopping areas with their hands full is further encouraging the use of automatic doors in public places."
However, the high product and operational cost of automatic doors is causing many building owners in India to favor cost-effective alternatives like manual and semi-automatic doors. In addition, the lack of building standards in the country has resulted in the rampant installation of inexpensive, poor quality doors from China rather than high-quality ones from established domestic and international brands.
Revolving doors will be a fast growing segment, followed by sliding doors, which is the leading product segment in the total automatic door systems market in India. In the recent times, special types of automatic doors such as curved and semi-curved doors are gaining importance for their specific applications. Prices are expected to decline mainly due to increase in demand and localisation of component manufacturing. The growing construction sector will also serve as a major market driver for the automatic door systems market aiding it attain double the present market size in terms of revenue, by 2018.
"Automatic door system manufacturers should build a strong sales and services network channel to beat back stiff competition and earn market share," noted the analyst. "They must also offer a variety of products and reliable maintenance services to succeed in the cost-conscious Indian market." Automatic doors will witness significant penetration in the commercial, hospitality, and healthcare sectors, finding applications in new and retrofit projects.
If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides a brief synopsis of the study and a table of contents, then send an e-mail to Ravinder Kaur / Priya George, Corporate Communications, at ravinder.kaur@frost.com / priyag@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a brochure will be sent to you by e-mail.
Analysis of the Indian Automatic Door Systems Market is part of the Building Management Technologies Growth Partnership Service program. Frost & Sullivan's related studies include: Analysis of LED lighting market in Middle East (GCC), Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Market in Middle East and North African Countries, Analysis of the Indian Lighting Control Systems Market. All studies included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants.
Our "Growth Partnership" supports clients by addressing these opportunities and incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure.
-- The Integrated Value Proposition provides support to our clients throughout all phases of their journey to visionary innovation including: research, analysis, strategy, vision, innovation and implementation.
-- The Partnership Infrastructure is entirely unique as it constructs the foundation upon which visionary innovation becomes possible. This includes our 360 degree research, comprehensive industry coverage, career best practices as well as our global footprint of more than 40 offices.
For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community. Is your organization prepared for the next profound wave of industry convergence, disruptive technologies, increasing competitive intensity, Mega Trends, breakthrough best practices, changing customer dynamics and emerging economies?
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Ravinder Kaur, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9940141714 / +91 (44) 66814413, ravinder.kaur@frost.com
Priya George, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9840355432 / +91 (44) 66814414, priyag@frost.com
Nimisha Iyer, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9820050519 / +91 (22) 66072007, niyer@frost.com
KEYWORDS
ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGY
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
BWI: Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad are the Top Three Liveable Cities in the Country According to the “Liveability Index 2013”
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Institute for Competitiveness
Thursday, January 02, 2014 03:21 PM IST (09:51 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Media & entertainment
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Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad are the Top Three Liveable Cities in the Country According to the "Liveability Index 2013"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, January 02, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Highlights
-- Mumbai jumps two places and grabs the numero uno position on the Liveability index 2013 analyzed by the Institute for Competitiveness, India
-- Chennai and Hyderabad slipped one position each respectively from their last year's rank
-- New Delhi is back in the top 10 list of most liveable cities in the country and occupies the 5th position
-- Bengaluru, Noida and Gurgaon have shown tremendous improvements on the overall index and are placed at 4th, 7th and 8th positions respectively
-- The Liveability index not only gauges the quality of life of a region but also takes into consideration the other crucial factors of development essential for the citizenry of a region
The fourth issue of Liveability index has unveiled the list of 50 livable Indian cities studied by the Institute for Competitiveness every year. The liveability index is based on a framework, which is an evolved adaptation of the world-renowned diamond model of Michael E Porter, a Bishop William Lawrence Professor at Harvard University. The model is based on eight core pillars that are demographic, education, health and medical standards, safety, housing option, socio-cultural-natural environment, economic environment, and planned environment. These pillars are further divided into 20 constituent sub-pillars. These sub-pillars have a set of well-defined indicators that are extracted from numerous reliable and credible data sources. The index strives to maintain the highest level of data integrity and via methodological calculations integrates the different categories into a composite index. The index studies the urban as well as rural factors that define the living potential of cities across the country. It portrays the true reflection of Indian cities in terms of their living conditions.
The Liveability index is very different from the concept of 'quality of life'. According to liveability index, a city is livable when it directly offers favorable living environment to its citizenry and indirectly benefits as well as attracts the visitors. Here, the favorable environment includes various measurable factors such as, strong infrastructure setup, presence of quality education and health institutions, safety of its citizenry, planned environment, proficient governance, job o etc. The index to a great extent provides the answer to questions such as 'can I live here happily with my family'? 'Does the city provide appropriate business opportunities'? In other words, quality of life is merely a subset of liveability. Liveability is a broader term which largely captures the complete essence of living environment required by an individual.
The most liveable city of India in 2013 is Mumbai which was placed at 3rd position last year. The city has performed well on pillars such as demographics and business. The next two cities, Chennai and Hyderabad have moved down one position each and are placed at 2nd and 3rd rank respectively. Bengaluru has taken a jump of 6 places and is at 4th rank on the liveability index 2013. It has moved upwards on pillars like safety, housing options and planned environment. Likewise, Delhi has grabbed the 5th rank on the index and has proved that it indeed should be included in the list of top ten liveable cities. The recent data figures speak volume about the city. It is one of the best cities on the sub pillar and pillar of the economic environment and communication respectively. The city, however, needs to improve on the pillars of safety, and socio-cultural-natural environment to become the most liveable city of the country like it was once in the past.
The other two entrants in the list of top ten liveable cities are Noida and Gurgaon which are placed at 7th and 8th rank respectively. Both of them have done commendably well on pillars of housing options and business opportunity. Their year-on-year slow but steady progress is an indication that they might appear in the list of top five liveable cities of India in the coming years. Contrarily, Pune and Nagpur that were in the list of top ten have reached the 12th and 13th rank respectively in the liveability index 2013. The cities scored low on housing options and natural environment.
Some major ups and downs are visible in the ranks of few cities. The cities that have witnessed an upward motion are Shimla (15th), Mysore (17th), Surat (20th), Dehradun (22nd), Guwahati (32nd) and Srinagar (35th). On the other hand, cities that have fallen from their previous positions are Vijayawada (25th), Vadodara (44th) and Asansol (48th).
The bottom five cities on the liveability index 2013 are Agra, Raipur, Asansol, Kanpur and Patna. Clearly, signifying that they are the least liveable cities among the selected 50 Indian cities and need to take timely action in order to become prosperous in the future.
The index presents a powerful model that comprehensively maps a city's liveability from various perspectives and presents the real picture of individual city. The report on liveability index 2013 will be available on the shelf from January 25, 2014. Although rankings are available at http://competitiveness.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Liveability_Index_2013.pdf
The Liveability Index is an annual study of key factors that determine the degree of liveability of cities in India. It identifies the areas where progress is being made and brings forth the areas where we need to be vigilant and allocate resources to achieve balanced development. The mission of the index is to measure significant drivers of the health and wealth of the community beyond just the monetary value.
About Institute For Competitiveness
The Institute for Competitiveness is an international think tank dedicated to conducting and disseminating meaningful research in the core fields of strategy, economic development, productivity and prosperity in order to create value for all. IFC studies competition and its implications for company strategy, the competitiveness of nations, regions and cities, and thus generates guidelines businesses and those in governance. The institute's core activities revolve around disseminating ideas to various bodies, including companies and governments, through events, publications and programs. Find out more at www.competitiveness.in.
Note to Editors
For more information on Liveability index, please visit the page:
http://competitiveness.in/publications/reports/liveability-index/
CONTACT DETAILS
Neera Vohra, Institute for Competitiveness, neera.vohra@competitiveness.in
KEYWORDS
ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, MEDIA
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Source: Institute for Competitiveness
Thursday, January 02, 2014 03:21 PM IST (09:51 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Media & entertainment
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Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad are the Top Three Liveable Cities in the Country According to the "Liveability Index 2013"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, January 02, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- Highlights
-- Mumbai jumps two places and grabs the numero uno position on the Liveability index 2013 analyzed by the Institute for Competitiveness, India
-- Chennai and Hyderabad slipped one position each respectively from their last year's rank
-- New Delhi is back in the top 10 list of most liveable cities in the country and occupies the 5th position
-- Bengaluru, Noida and Gurgaon have shown tremendous improvements on the overall index and are placed at 4th, 7th and 8th positions respectively
-- The Liveability index not only gauges the quality of life of a region but also takes into consideration the other crucial factors of development essential for the citizenry of a region
The fourth issue of Liveability index has unveiled the list of 50 livable Indian cities studied by the Institute for Competitiveness every year. The liveability index is based on a framework, which is an evolved adaptation of the world-renowned diamond model of Michael E Porter, a Bishop William Lawrence Professor at Harvard University. The model is based on eight core pillars that are demographic, education, health and medical standards, safety, housing option, socio-cultural-natural environment, economic environment, and planned environment. These pillars are further divided into 20 constituent sub-pillars. These sub-pillars have a set of well-defined indicators that are extracted from numerous reliable and credible data sources. The index strives to maintain the highest level of data integrity and via methodological calculations integrates the different categories into a composite index. The index studies the urban as well as rural factors that define the living potential of cities across the country. It portrays the true reflection of Indian cities in terms of their living conditions.
The Liveability index is very different from the concept of 'quality of life'. According to liveability index, a city is livable when it directly offers favorable living environment to its citizenry and indirectly benefits as well as attracts the visitors. Here, the favorable environment includes various measurable factors such as, strong infrastructure setup, presence of quality education and health institutions, safety of its citizenry, planned environment, proficient governance, job o etc. The index to a great extent provides the answer to questions such as 'can I live here happily with my family'? 'Does the city provide appropriate business opportunities'? In other words, quality of life is merely a subset of liveability. Liveability is a broader term which largely captures the complete essence of living environment required by an individual.
The most liveable city of India in 2013 is Mumbai which was placed at 3rd position last year. The city has performed well on pillars such as demographics and business. The next two cities, Chennai and Hyderabad have moved down one position each and are placed at 2nd and 3rd rank respectively. Bengaluru has taken a jump of 6 places and is at 4th rank on the liveability index 2013. It has moved upwards on pillars like safety, housing options and planned environment. Likewise, Delhi has grabbed the 5th rank on the index and has proved that it indeed should be included in the list of top ten liveable cities. The recent data figures speak volume about the city. It is one of the best cities on the sub pillar and pillar of the economic environment and communication respectively. The city, however, needs to improve on the pillars of safety, and socio-cultural-natural environment to become the most liveable city of the country like it was once in the past.
The other two entrants in the list of top ten liveable cities are Noida and Gurgaon which are placed at 7th and 8th rank respectively. Both of them have done commendably well on pillars of housing options and business opportunity. Their year-on-year slow but steady progress is an indication that they might appear in the list of top five liveable cities of India in the coming years. Contrarily, Pune and Nagpur that were in the list of top ten have reached the 12th and 13th rank respectively in the liveability index 2013. The cities scored low on housing options and natural environment.
Some major ups and downs are visible in the ranks of few cities. The cities that have witnessed an upward motion are Shimla (15th), Mysore (17th), Surat (20th), Dehradun (22nd), Guwahati (32nd) and Srinagar (35th). On the other hand, cities that have fallen from their previous positions are Vijayawada (25th), Vadodara (44th) and Asansol (48th).
The bottom five cities on the liveability index 2013 are Agra, Raipur, Asansol, Kanpur and Patna. Clearly, signifying that they are the least liveable cities among the selected 50 Indian cities and need to take timely action in order to become prosperous in the future.
The index presents a powerful model that comprehensively maps a city's liveability from various perspectives and presents the real picture of individual city. The report on liveability index 2013 will be available on the shelf from January 25, 2014. Although rankings are available at http://competitiveness.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Liveability_Index_2013.pdf
The Liveability Index is an annual study of key factors that determine the degree of liveability of cities in India. It identifies the areas where progress is being made and brings forth the areas where we need to be vigilant and allocate resources to achieve balanced development. The mission of the index is to measure significant drivers of the health and wealth of the community beyond just the monetary value.
About Institute For Competitiveness
The Institute for Competitiveness is an international think tank dedicated to conducting and disseminating meaningful research in the core fields of strategy, economic development, productivity and prosperity in order to create value for all. IFC studies competition and its implications for company strategy, the competitiveness of nations, regions and cities, and thus generates guidelines businesses and those in governance. The institute's core activities revolve around disseminating ideas to various bodies, including companies and governments, through events, publications and programs. Find out more at www.competitiveness.in.
Note to Editors
For more information on Liveability index, please visit the page:
http://competitiveness.in/publications/reports/liveability-index/
CONTACT DETAILS
Neera Vohra, Institute for Competitiveness, neera.vohra@competitiveness.in
KEYWORDS
ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, MEDIA
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BWI: Equitymaster Launches Equitymaster Club – The Aam Investor Community
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Equitymaster Agora Research Private Limited
Thursday, January 02, 2014 03:53 PM IST (10:23 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Information technology; Technology
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Equitymaster Launches Equitymaster Club - The Aam Investor Community
A platform that brings together and empowers the Aam Investor community
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, January 02, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- On the occasion of the New Year, Equitymaster, India's first financial website, announces the launch of its biggest initiative yet, The Equitymaster Club - For The Aam Investor.
The Equitymaster Club is a much needed platform built specially for retail investors or the Aam Investor.
It's a platform where individual investors can interact with each other, as well as learn and discuss investment related queries across various asset classes like equities, gold, real estate, mutual funds and others.
Members of this platform will also be able to get experienced insight into investing from the Equitymaster Club Team which comprises of research analysts from both Equitymaster and PersonalFN among others.
The initiation of the Equitymaster Club is part of Equitymaster's philosophy to empower the Aam investor, who has very limited resources.
With over 20 years of existence in the financial domain, Equitymaster has undertaken numerous initiatives in the past to empower the Aam Investor of India. Right from the First Stock Market Yearbook (Databank on Top Indian Companies) that was published 20 years back to the launch of Intelligent Portfolio Tracker. From honest research services for the Aam Investors to various e-Learning Courses.
However, The Equitymaster Club is a major step forward because it not only brings the Aam investor community together on one platform to help each other out but also empowers them with the right information from experienced individuals.
Also, since the goal of the Equitymaster Club is to be a platform where members learn and make well informed investment decisions, Equitymaster is committed to keeping the Equitymaster Club completely TIP-Free and well moderated.
The Equitymaster Club is completely free for all. To join this initiative, you can check out the link below:
http://club.equitymaster.com/
About Equitymaster:
Equitymaster is an independent equity research initiative aimed at empowering the investor by giving him honest, unbiased opinions on investing in share markets.
CONTACT DETAILS
Sonal Ramachandran, Equitymaster Agora Research Private Limited, +91 (22) 61434003, sonal@equitymaster.com
KEYWORDS
PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, Financial Analyst, IT, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Equitymaster Agora Research Private Limited
Thursday, January 02, 2014 03:53 PM IST (10:23 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Information technology; Technology
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Equitymaster Launches Equitymaster Club - The Aam Investor Community
A platform that brings together and empowers the Aam Investor community
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, January 02, 2014 -- (Business Wire India) -- On the occasion of the New Year, Equitymaster, India's first financial website, announces the launch of its biggest initiative yet, The Equitymaster Club - For The Aam Investor.
The Equitymaster Club is a much needed platform built specially for retail investors or the Aam Investor.
It's a platform where individual investors can interact with each other, as well as learn and discuss investment related queries across various asset classes like equities, gold, real estate, mutual funds and others.
Members of this platform will also be able to get experienced insight into investing from the Equitymaster Club Team which comprises of research analysts from both Equitymaster and PersonalFN among others.
The initiation of the Equitymaster Club is part of Equitymaster's philosophy to empower the Aam investor, who has very limited resources.
With over 20 years of existence in the financial domain, Equitymaster has undertaken numerous initiatives in the past to empower the Aam Investor of India. Right from the First Stock Market Yearbook (Databank on Top Indian Companies) that was published 20 years back to the launch of Intelligent Portfolio Tracker. From honest research services for the Aam Investors to various e-Learning Courses.
However, The Equitymaster Club is a major step forward because it not only brings the Aam investor community together on one platform to help each other out but also empowers them with the right information from experienced individuals.
Also, since the goal of the Equitymaster Club is to be a platform where members learn and make well informed investment decisions, Equitymaster is committed to keeping the Equitymaster Club completely TIP-Free and well moderated.
The Equitymaster Club is completely free for all. To join this initiative, you can check out the link below:
http://club.equitymaster.com/
About Equitymaster:
Equitymaster is an independent equity research initiative aimed at empowering the investor by giving him honest, unbiased opinions on investing in share markets.
CONTACT DETAILS
Sonal Ramachandran, Equitymaster Agora Research Private Limited, +91 (22) 61434003, sonal@equitymaster.com
KEYWORDS
PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, Financial Analyst, IT, TECHNOLOGY
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