Author: Melvyn Thomas

Innovation and sustainability form the foundation of Shahlon Group, a leading Surat-based textile enterprise. Having been in the business for nearly 4 decades, the group has embraced changes, faced challenges and yet believed in evolving through innovation.  The group was founded in 1984 with 12 traditional power looms and, over a period of time, had organic growth through forward and backward integration. Today it has a complete integrated manufacturing set-up from various value additions in yarns to manufacturing fabric and garments. ‘Fairdeal Group’ or ‘ShahlonGroup’, is a Surat-based, well-known manufacturing conglomerate with a top line of over Rs400 crores in…

Surat’s very own Magicrete is India’s frontline producer of AAC Products, Drymix Mortars & Precast Construction Solutions. It has ushered in new innovative breakthroughs into the construction industry. Puneet Mittal, a qualified Chartered Accountant and co-founder of Magicrete, gives us an insight into its beginnings and success stories.   Q: Tell us about Magicrete. MagicreteBuilding Solutions was founded in 2008 by a young and dynamic team comprising alumni of IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and IIM Lucknow. A pioneer in green building materials, our vision is to help people build their homes better, cheaper and faster by using innovative construction technologies. A flag-bearer of modern…

Gurugram: PickMyWork, a startup assisting digital companies in acquiring end customers (individual users and merchants), has announced it has enabled a 100% m-o-m increase in user base for its clients. Currently, PickMyWork empowers companies across the Fintech, D2C, and Pharma Tech sectors, with its client base growing at a rate of 50% month on month. PickMyWork is India’s largest digital distribution network built on a pay-per-sale model. It enables internet-based start-ups to gain end customers for their products, including shops, at a very minimal CAC (cost of acquisition). PickMyWork leverages technology to find, train, and manage agents for internet-based start-ups…

New Delhi: Dr. Karthik Ramesh (MBA SSSIHL) & VP of International Markets and Head Innovation & Client Partner Provider and Life Sciences at Emids was recently appreciated by the India Book of Records for his immense contributions during the peak of COVID19 towards various national and international Hackathons (also called as codefest).  India Book of Records conferred their appreciation recognition that Dr. Karthik Ramesh is the only Indian during the peak of COVID-19 to have mentored, within just 12 weeks, several thousand developers across the globe, including Pan World Hackathon Day 2020, Code-19 by Silicon Valley-based Motwani Jadeja Foundation, European Union…

Surat (Gujarat) [India]: As the pandemic wave fades away, learners and professionals are keen to explore rewarding careers that would compensate for the lull period that has gone by. What next? It is the question in the mind of every learner and professional. With digitization seeping into our lives, several job opportunities have surfaced with the capacity to employ non-IT professionals too. Though the demand and avenues for jobs are expanding, there is an evident gap in finding the right resources for the job. People have started to understand the importance of Skilling as a whole. We hereby take the…