Cosmo Films, a global leader in specialty films for packaging, lamination, and labelling applications, concluded their participation in DRUPA 2024 with great success. Cosmo Films’ stall stood out as the center of attraction that drew visitors and industry professionals to experience the new innovations offered by the brand.

This year, DRUPA witnessed over 1,600 exhibitors from 52 nations and 170,000 trade visitors. Differentiation and USP played an important role here in garnering audience interest. Cosmo Films captivated the audience, especially environmentally conscious businesses, garnering interest for the company’s eco-friendly and recyclable offerings like Cosmo Synthetic Paper and Thermal Lamination Films.

“Our success at DRUPA shows the value we bring to the industry, as the response and interest we received from DRUPA exceeded our expectations,” said Pankaj Poddar, Group CEO, Cosmo First. “This year, we witnessed more participation from the packaging industry across countries. This led to an outstanding number of visitors showing interest in exploring our products and solutions. Overall, it was a great platform to showcase our innovative new products and engage with industry leaders.”

Representatives and experts from Cosmo Films provided in-depth insights to visitors and also demonstrated the durability and versatility of the new products. This led to visitors gaining a comprehensive understanding of Cosmo Films’ businesses and the benefits of these products for scaling their businesses and catering to evolving customer demands. Also, with global warming being a hot topic, visitors like architects, interior designers, and automobile enthusiasts showed equal interest in knowing about Cosmo Sunshield films, its properties and utility.

DRUPA 2024 further solidified Cosmo Films’ position as a global pioneer and leader in the specialty films industry. With a key focus on innovation and sustainability, visitors had a positive experience with Cosmo Films, strengthening the brand’s reputation as a trusted business partner globally.

In a vibrant celebration of International Yoga Day, IIM Ranchi brought its students together to emphasize the importance of health, wellness, and harmony through the practice of yoga. Today, the institute’s students, faculty, and staff gathered to participate in various yoga sessions, demonstrating a unified commitment to a healthier lifestyle and mental well-being.

These yoga practices on campus were designed to cater to all levels of experience, ensuring that both beginners and seasoned practitioners could benefit from yoga’s physical and mental rejuvenation.

In the morning, instructors highlighted the profound benefits of yoga in reducing stress, enhancing concentration, and fostering a sense of inner peace. Participants had the opportunity to explore different styles of yoga, including Adho Mukha Shvanasana, Parivritta Trikonasana, and even Pranayama, to provide a holistic experience.

The celebration at IIM Ranchi focused on the physical aspects of yoga and delved into its philosophical roots, emphasizing the importance of mindfulness and balance in everyday life. The event culminated in a communal meditation session, reinforcing the spirit of unity and collective well-being among the participants.

By hosting this event, IIM Ranchi reaffirmed its commitment to promoting a balanced lifestyle and a supportive community environment. The crowd’s overwhelming participation and positive feedback underscored the celebration’s success, highlighting the growing awareness and appreciation for the ancient yoga practice.

IIM Ranchi’s celebration of International Yoga Day is a testament to the institute’s dedication to fostering holistic development and well-being within its community.

This World Music Day, Artium Academy, India’s foremost music education platform, introduces Juju Baby Music, a cutting-edge music label poised to revolutionize the indie music landscape. Founded by visionary entrepreneurs Vivek Raicha and Ashish Joshi, alongside renowned composer and producer Gourov Dasgupta, Juju Baby Music aims to redefine music IP, nurture emerging talent, and leverage artificial intelligence.

The debut of Juju Baby Music is marked by the launch of “Future Wave,” an album that promises to redefine indie music. It blends distinctive melodies with futuristic synth pop and synth wave arrangements, featuring collaborations with India’s music icons like Shaan, Javed Ali, Akhil Sachdeva, Jyotica Tangri, Divya Kumar, and emerging talents such as Aishwarya Anand from Artium Academy. Each track is accompanied by visually stunning AI-driven music videos, transporting artists into space-age cyberpunk settings for an immersive visual experience.

The “Future Wave” album Season 1 lineup includes:

• June 21: “Naina Ro Pade” (Artist: Javed Ali)
• June 25: “Dil Rove” (Artist: Akhil Sachdeva Ft. Aishwarya Anand)
• June 30: “Undercover” (Artist: Jyotica Tangri)
• July 5: “Dard Ke Siva” (Artist: Divya Kumar)
• July 10: “Choti Choti Mulakatein” (Artist: Shaan)

Vivek Raicha, Co-Founder and CEO of Artium Originals, commented, “Our vision at Artium Originals is to empower the future of music through strategic financing, equitable artists partnerships and new distribution technologies starting with Juju Baby Music, a pioneering venture in collaboration with the extremely gifted and accomplished music composer/producer Gourov Dasgupta. With Juju Baby Music we’re ushering in a new era in Indie music by integrating real music with groundbreaking AI-driven videos, offering an unmatched sensory journey.

Juju Baby Music plans to release monthly genre-specific albums, featuring weekly song releases culminating in EPs. Following “Future Wave,” upcoming albums will explore genres like Indie Cafe and Folk Music, blending mainstream stars with fresh Artium Academy talent. Each song will debut with integrated videos on YouTube and audio releases on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and JioSaavn, Wynk and others.

Renowned Music Composer/Producer and Director Juju Baby Music Gourov Dasgupta added, ” Collaborating with Artium, the hot bed of new talent and particularly with Vivek and Ashish to launch Juju Baby Music has been an exhilarating journey. We take pride in pioneering cutting-edge soundscapes that showcase India’s top artists in collaboration with new talent emerging from remote corners of the country. Our platform challenges the misconception that AI diminishes artistic expression; instead, it empowers artists by integrating groundbreaking technological advancements. These cyberpunk-inspired visuals redefine music videos, diverging from conventional narratives to offer viewers a uniquely immersive experience.

Ashish Joshi, Founder and CEO of Artium Academy, emphasized, “Juju Baby Music embodies our ethos of nurturing talent from inception. Our aim is to cultivate a dynamic environment where emerging talents seamlessly collaborate with established icons, nurturing their progression from budding artists to global stars. It upholds the institution’s commitment to not just offer excellence in music education but also provide a unique pathway from classroom to stage for independent creators, encompassing music creation, rights management, digital monetization, and branding partnershipsTop of Form

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Juju Baby Music is set to not only push boundaries in sound but also transform music distribution with its innovative approach. By leveraging AI for creative expression, the label stands at the forefront of blending technology with artistry, promising a future where music is both heard and seen in groundbreaking ways.

The first ever Juju Baby Music song features Indian Music Icon – JAVED ALI who has teamed up to bring you an unforgettable musical experience. Listen to his debut track on JujubabyMusic – “Naina Ro Pade”!

The track is the first release from Futurewave – EP with videos created using the cutting-edge Unreal AI.

CrowdStrike today announced a strategic partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to secure end-to-end AI innovation, including large language models (LLMs), accelerated by NVIDIA.

With the integration of the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform and HPE GreenLake cloud and OpsRamp AIOps, organizations can seamlessly unify IT operations and cybersecurity in a single, unified process to securely accelerate AI innovation. The combination of rich asset information from the Falcon platform and OpsRamp’s AI-driven observability provides a unified service map view of attack surface security across their entire infrastructure and applications. Organizations can rapidly uncover and eliminate gaps in security protection in the accelerated AI pipeline, enforcing resilience and integrity of AI innovations.

OpsRamp delivers a unified operational view of applications and infrastructure with full-stack observability. It also enables comprehensive operations and automation for NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI workloads from a single, unified console. OpsRamp’s operations copilot dramatically increases the efficiency of operations teams with a generative AI-powered conversational assistant for rapid detection and remediation of issues. Additional integrations into the HPE Greenlake cloud will allow CrowdStrike to protect AI workloads and LLMs, accelerated by NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, a co-developed portfolio of AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that enable enterprises to accelerate adoption of generative AI, from edge to datacenter to cloud. Among the portfolio’s key offerings announced this week at HPE Discover is HPE Private Cloud AI, a first-of-its-kind solution that provides the deepest integration to date of NVIDIA AI computing, networking and software with HPE’s AI storage, compute and the HPE GreenLake cloud.

“Security is crucial for AI applications and the data they access,” said Fidelma Russo, EVP/GM Hybrid Cloud and Chief Technology Officer at HPE. “Our strategic collaboration with CrowdStrike, combined with our OpsRamp observability, offers complete endpoint security to protect your AI applications running on HPE Private Cloud AI.”

“Security needs to parallel the slope of technology innovation. GenAI promises to transform business operations, and the best AI requires the best AI-powered security,” said George Kurtz, CEO and Founder of CrowdStrike. “Our partnership with HPE combines powerful enterprise computing with the industry’s premier security platform to accelerate secure end-to-end AI and ML adoption.”

MediBuddy, India’s largest digital healthcare platform, today announced the appointment of Joel Fernandez as Senior Director Corporate Social Responsibility. In this newly created role, Joel will develop and execute MediBuddy’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy aligned with the company’s mission of democratising healthcare access.

Joel brings over 25 years of experience across the technology, staffing, and social impact sectors. He joins MediBuddy after spending the last 8 years at TeamLease Services Ltd., where he supported skill development and education initiatives for underprivileged communities. Prior to TeamLease, Joel has held leadership roles at Cognizant, Genpact, Wipro, and Zenta.

Speaking on the appointment Satish Kannan, Co-Founder and CEO of MediBuddy said, “We are thrilled to welcome Joel during this pivotal phase as we scale our reach and social impact across India. His expertise will be instrumental in defining programs that leverage our technology platform and partner network to provide quality healthcare services to rural and economically disadvantaged sections of the society. This aligns with MediBuddy’s vision to make high quality healthcare accessible to a billion Indians.”

As Senior Director, Joel will oversee MediBuddy’s CSR strategy formulation, multi-stakeholder collaboration, program implementation, and regulatory compliance. Key initiatives will include adopting community healthcare centres, deploying mobile medical units, facilitating consultations, diagnostic camps, and subsidised surgeries in underserved regions.

“Ensuring equitable healthcare access is one of the biggest challenges we face as a nation today. I am excited to join a health-tech pioneer like MediBuddy, which is not just focused on business growth but is wholeheartedly committed to its social responsibilities. In this role, I look forward to maximising the organisation’s social return on investment through strategic CSR programs that create sustainable healthcare accessibility.”

Outside of his role at MediBuddy, he is actively involved in nonprofit work focused on education and skill development for underprivileged youth. Joel is passionate about leveraging technology and partnerships to drive social impact at scale.