Symphony wins India Design Mark for best design of its Diet 22i air cooler

May 15, 2013: Symphony Limited, the world leader in air cooler manufacturing, has recently won India Design Mark for best design of its Diet 22i air cooler. Symphony bagged this prestigious India Design Mark through a systemised process wherein a highly qualified jury of 19 outstanding experts observed and found the distinguished features of designing in Symphony’s Diet 22i as the best in class and warded this mark.

India Design Mark is granted by India Design Council - an autonomous body, established by the Government of India, functioning under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. India Design Mark recognizes and evaluates good design through a systemized process. It constitutes the India Design Mark logo that reflects the virtues of good design, which can be used as a symbol of distinguished excellence of the product.

On getting the recognition by Indian Design Council, Mr. Achal Bakeri, Chairman and Managing Director of Symphony Limited said, “This Indian Design Mark for our product is a reward on the constant efforts put after design and innovation at Symphony Limited. At Symphony, design-driven innovation and green engineering is a sustainable competitive advantage. We deliver market-leading products with engineering and design innovation, improved energy conservation, distinctive styling and customer-centric design.”  

Diet series air coolers are most sought after in India and in North and Central America. At Wal-Mart along with other retail majors like Costco, Famsa, Carrefour, Sears, etc, are the key stores wherein Diet coolers enjoys a robust presence.

 “Due to rising cost of homes, room space has squeezed and Diet 22i is especially made for cooling small space in homes. Diet 22i cools up to 200 square feet. Its sleek design enables the product high level of mobility indoor and outdoor.” adds Bakeri.

The all new Diet series is a part of Symphony’s range of Intelligent Air Coolers. These coolers are loaded with Advanced Electronics and come with stylish digital control panels and fully loaded remote handsets. Sleek and stylish Diet cooler could be a perfect addition to one’s décor. Moreover, Diet cooler comes with advance Dura-Pump technology and a slew of intelligent features such as empty water tank alarm, memory restore function, advance quality sealant for no water seepage, on-timer and off-timer, large water tank capacity, high level of energy efficiency, powerful air throw with auto swing, water proof digital control panel, high efficiency honeycomb cooling pad, ice chamber for enhanced cooling and humidity control.

About Symphony Limited:

A world leader in evaporative air coolers, Symphony focuses on innovative design to create better and eco-friendly products for domestic and industrial customers in 60 countries across the globe. At Symphony, design-driven innovation and green engineering is a sustainable competitive advantage. Company delivers market-leading products with engineering and design innovation, improved energy conservation, distinctive styling and customer-centric design.

Established in 1988, Symphony leverages a unique and successful asset-light business model for its residential coolers in India and in-house lean manufacturing for its industrial coolers in Mexico to achieve sustainable and profitable growth.

Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Symphony is a global company committed to develop sustainable and responsible products. This means leading the air-cooling industry's efforts to develop breakthrough green technologies to combat climate change. A publicly traded company in India with a manufacturing base in North America offering products in over 60 countries, Symphony continuously delivers value to its stakeholders in a profitable and predictable way.

TN proposes to launch Rs 20,000 crore worth power projects

 

 

Chennai, Apr 25 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government today proposed a series of power generation and related infrastructure development projects worth around Rs 20,000 crore, including a Rs 7,000 crore underground hydel power station in Nilgiris district.

 

The 2,000 mw underground hydel power station at Sillahalla in Nilgiris will take 8-10 years for completion and works will be taken up in two phases, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said in the state assembly.

 

The efforts are aimed at making the state a power surplus one, she said in a suo motu statement in the state assembly.

 

Jayalalithaa announced establishing 56 sub-stations in different parts of the state ranging  between 33 kv and 400 kv, at an estimated cost of Rs 8,000 crore.

 

While a series of projects were nearing completion in the coming days, the government would also go in for long-term power purchase of 1000 mw for 15 years on a 'Case-I'  bidding basis starting this October, she said.

 

Electricity-related infrastructure will also be strengthened and a scheme has been prepared for Rs 5,000 crore with Japanese assistance, she said.

 

The Chief Minister allotted Rs 500 crore towards procuring 20,000 new transformers and announced an investment subsidy of Rs 20,000 for domestic consumers opting for solar power in their homes. She said 10,000 persons will be benefited in the first phase of the initiative.

 

High Tension and Low Tension power transmission lines to the tune of 15,000 km will be established at an estimated cost of Rs 850 crore, she said, adding, 11 lakh new domestic, industrial and agricultural power connections would be given this year.

More than 80% of healthy Indians are Vitamin D deficient: Diabetes Foundation of India

 

 

Its prevalence in people across India has made it a

National Health Concern (PR)

Highlights:

 

Ø  Last decade has established vitamin D deficiency to be possibly one of the major factor contributing to increased prevalence of metabolic disorders

 

Ø  Vitamin D deficiency is positively associated with insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

 

Ø Irrespective of urban or rural areas, Vitamin D levels are significantly low across India

Ø  Vitamin D deficiency can be easily corrected with no lifestyle changes

Ø  Vitamin D deficiency – has minimal or no symptoms but manifests in many illnesses

 

April 25, 2013: We might live in a country full of sunshine but Indians are still deprived of the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D – which is wrongly called so – is a pro-hormone that influences the expression of more than 200 genes in human body. Nearly every tissue in the human body has receptors of Vitamin D, be it brain, heart, skin, kidney, pancreas etc. Any deficiency of Vitamin D in the human body is bound to affect normal functioning of all organs having Vitamin D receptors.

 

Vitamin D deficiency is fast becoming a global and National Health Concern. It is estimated that around 80% of the Indian population has Vitamin D levels less than normal. However, the bigger concern is that the population at large is not even aware of Vitamin D deficiency and its consequences.

 

One of India’s leading diabetologist, Dr Banshi Saboo, Founder of Diabetes Foundation of India, said, “Earlier Vitamin D was thought to be responsible for maintaining calcium homeostasis to prevent osteoporosis and maintain bone health. But, in the past decade research has established the strong association of Vitamin D deficiency in diabetes, immunity, asthma, TB, high blood pressure, neuro-muscular function, etc.

 

Dr Saboo further added, “Low level of Vitamin D is associated with higher incidence of type 2 diabetes and correcting Vitamin D deficiency improves insulin sensitivity and helps in better management of hyperglycaemia. Also Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with high incidence of type 1 diabetes.”

 

As the mother is the sole source of vitamin D substrate for her developing foetus, vitamin D status is very important during pregnancy. Maternal deficiency of vitamin D is linked with abnormal foetal growth and gestational diabetes.

 

Sunscreen lotions, staying indoors, clothing habits, pollution and minimal exposure to direct sun light (during the period of 10 am to 3 pm) are the major reasons of such widespread deficiency in the Indian population.

 

The eminent endocrinologist from Mumbai, Dr Manoj Chadha said that Vitamin D deficiency has no defined signs or symptoms. “People who complain of back pains, unexplained muscle pains, general fatigue are the most likely to be Vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D deficiency can be easily corrected by Vitamin D supplementation or some lifestyle changes. In a Vitamin D deficient person, oral 60,000 I.U per week for 8 weeks followed by maintenance dose of 60,000 I.U per month is a reasonably safe method to correct the deficiency.”

 

Although there are few major studies carried out in India to determine the optimum (sufficient) levels of serum Vitamin D 25(OH) D to be maintained to prevent chronic ailments, globally there is a consensus that Vitamin D deficiency is defined as serum 25(OH) D levels less than 20 ng/ml and insufficiency as serum 25(OH) D less than 30 ng/ml. Whereas serum 25(OH) D levels above 30 ng/ml is found to be sufficient.

 

Given the fact that Vitamin D receptors are present in various organs and tissues of the human body, maintaining Vitamin D levels in blood above 30 ng/ml may ensure normal functioning of the body organs and protect many from the suffering from chronic ailments.