Saturday, July 2, 2011

ACC receives CARE Ramkrishna Award for its outstanding work in rural health in Chhattisgarh



ACC receives CARE Ramkrishna Award for its outstanding work in rural health in Chhattisgarh

- Company reaches out to 2015 patients in Jamul through its Community Health Centers

Raipur: ACC Limited has been dedicated to health improvement of communities across its plants. Since its inception, ACC has played a significant role in upgrading the quality of life of the villagers and tribal communities around its plants by transforming villages into vibrant and sustainable habitats. 

Recognizing ACC’s pioneering efforts in making the lives of people healthier; Ramkrishna CARE Hospital conferred the prestigious Ramkrishna CARE Award on ACC. This award was received by Mr. BK Pillai, Staff ACC Hospital and Mr. Jamil Khan, CSR Coordinator, ACC Jamul in the presence of Dr. Sandeep Dave, MD for CARE Ramkrishna Hospital, Dr. Malhotra and Dr. Devangan, Mr. Agarwal & Mr. Agarwal, members Blood Bank Group.

Ramkrishna CARE Hospital is a renowned chain of hospitals across the country. This institution felicitates various corporates who are dedicated in serving the society through their health initiatives. ACC’s Jamul Plant has exemplified its commitment towards community welfare through setting up Community Health Centers in Jamul and Dhour villages to help villagers get access to basic and better health facilities.

The people living in the communities around ACC’s Jamul plant have little or no access to basic facilities such as safe and adequate drinking water, education, health. The company has closely assessed the needs of these communities and strived to create a vital and healthy life for them.

In order to improve the health conditions of the people living in these communities, ACC has made available doctors, who are devoting one hour in a week to consult and treat villagers. Till date these doctors have attended to the needs of 2015 patients.

ACC has also joined hands with the Department of Health and Government of Chhattisgarh, to set up a center where villagers can come and get a free TB check up done. ACC joined hands with Rungta College for Science and Research College and conducted several dental camps for the villagers. In villages like Pathariya and Madesara, about 600 women and children were examined and free medicines were distributed. ACC also set up a blood donation camps at different villages.

ACC is among the very few private sector companies in India who has volunteered to lend a hand in the national effort to combat the HIV/AIDS which is recognized as being one of the country’s major public health issues. ACC has set up a HIV Awareness workshop for its labourers, truckers and the communities with the support Chhattisgarh AIDS Control Society Raipur.



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Atul Malikram
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Ace Commodity Exchange Implements Bloomberg's Global Identifiers



Ace Commodity Exchange Implements Bloomberg's
Global Identifiers

First Exchange in Asia to adopt Bloomberg's Open Symbology

Mumbai-- Ace Derivatives and Commodity Exchange Limited, a Kotak Group anchored commodity exchange in India, has successfully completed integration of the Bloomberg Global Identifier (‘BBGID’).  The Exchange supports Bloomberg’s Open Symbology (BSYM), and is the first exchange to adopt the BBGID in Asia.

Dilip Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer of Ace Commodity Exchange said, “We see Bloomberg’s Open Symbology gaining traction, in particular amongst exchanges, because it is assigned at the exchange level. This fulfills an ongoing need of our customer base.”

Ace Commodity Exchange’s daily prices are tracked live on the Bloomberg Professional service at BBGID <GO>. “Ace Commodity Exchange joins a global list of exchanges and third parties that have adopted Bloomberg’s Open Symbology platform and are helping it become an industry standard,” said Peter Warms Head of Bloomberg’s Data License and Symbology Business, “BYSM’s comprehensive, yet intuitive rulebook provides clarity, transparency and efficiency the global marketplace.”

 The Bloomberg Global ID (‘BBGID’) is at the heart of Bloomberg's Open Symbology initiative launched in November 2009. The BBGID is a 12-digit alphanumerical identifier that comprehensively covers more than 36 million active and inactive securities globally. It is available free of licensing fees and is completely inclusive of far-reaching systems and services, and uses standard symbology across all global asset classes. 

Henceforth, Commodities traded on the Ace Commodity Exchange will be assigned BBGIDs.  For more information on Bloomberg's Open Symbology and how to get involved with the initiative, go to http://www.bloomberg.com/enterprise/enterprise_products/symbology/


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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Amitabh Bachachan tells Aman Verma & Lo Kallo Baat that he lives life to the fullest



Catch this special from June 27 to June 30, at 8.30 pm
Amitabh Bachachan tells Aman Verma & Lo Kallo Baat
that he lives life to the fullest


BIG MAGIC, the channel that caters to the Hindi heartland of UP, MP  & Bihar delivers the highest audience share in these regions thus taking over the leadership and becoming the No 1 channel amongst regional channels like Mahuaa TV, Dhamaal, Dabangg, Sahara Samay, Zee News UP etc in the Hindi Heartland.
Lo Kallo Baat, the priority show on the channel, gets the best of Bollywood stars for the viewers. From popular stars like Imran Khan, Vinay Pathak, Mallika Sherawat and now the Biggest of all Amitabh Bachchan, the channel brings your favorite stars every week to you.
He believes that age is no bar & life is all about living to the fullest. We are talking about the ‘Coolest Bbhuddha’ in town, Amitabh Bachchan, who plays a cool, daring, raring to go character in Bhuddha Hoga Terra Baap. Four decades ago he played the angry ‘young’ man on screen and now he is back to sizzle the screen as the ultimate angry ‘old’ man in Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan in a freewheeling interview with Aman Verma on Lo Kallo Baat talks about his experiences during making of the film, from Monday June 27th to Thursday June 30th, at 8.30 pm on BIG MAGIC.
Bachchanji, at 70, is still in his elements. In his funky, loud costumes & garish looking green glasses, he plays the coolest guy he has played on screen till date. He talks to anchor Aman Verma about his unbeatable experience of riding the super duper motorbike Harley Davidson, about how he does not need tips from son Abhishekh on being cool!
The Hindi heartland of UP, MP & Bihar will enjoy Amitabhji’s latest movie for its dialect, that will resonate with them and the audience will once again experience the Bachchan phenomena as he sings, dances, fights, the way only he can. The story of Bhuddha Hoga Terra Baap is about an old man who is young at heart and wants to live it up in life.  

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Atul Malikram
09827092823



BIG MAGIC BRINGS 2 FRESH NEW SHOWS TO THE HEARTLAND


BIG MAGIC BRINGS 2 FRESH NEW SHOWS TO THE HEARTLAND


BIG MAGIC, India’s first exclusive channel for the core Hindi heartland from the Reliance Broadcast Network stable, has  struck its magical powers in the regional entertainment television space   and with its light hearted unique content won over the loyal viewers of UP, MP, & Bihar becoming the undisputed No 1 channel in the heartland. Today the channel can boast of shows like –Lo Kallo Baat, the priority show on the channel is the only local show that gets local talent on-air, celebrates local achievers, plays in local news with a twist and hosts the best bollywood stars like Imran Khan, Vinay Pathak, Mallika Sherawat and even the Biggest of all Amitabh Bachchan. Then there is Khiladi No 1, the first on ground game show played locally with the popular RJs from 92.7 BIG FM on the channel.

In keeping with the promise made to the viewers, to give them varied and great entertainment, BIG MAGIC, now brings you the biggest comedy star of sub-continent—the stage comedy phenomenon from across the border Umer Shariff, with his popular comedy show Koi hain jo humein hansayein… to entertain the Hindi heartland of UP.MP & Bihar from Monday to Friday at 9.00 pm. In this comedy show Umer is finding the next best stand-up comedian. A very popular talent hunt show across the sub continent, BIG MAGIC viewers will simply love to laugh with the King of Laughs!
Umer’s stage shows are considered among the most popular in Pakistan. He started his showbiz career from Karachi as stage performer at the age of 14.Shariff became one of the most well known stage performers in Pakistan after his extremely popular 1989 comedy stage plays Bakra Qistoon Pay and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai. He is known in the Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and other South Asian belt as the King of Comedy. He was rated as best comedian ever by Indian audiences. Indian comedy kings Johnny Lever and Raju Srivastava have called him the God of Asian Comedy.

BIG Fighting Champion-Saturday –Sunday at 6.00 pm
Another show that the viewers are going to enjoy is BIG Fighting Champion (internationally known as Bellator).Bellator, which in Latin is "Warrior", is America’s biggest mixed martial arts sport. It’s not about stunts, it about real men in a real fight--the ones that enjoy it raw. The show is not meant for the weak hearted.

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Atul Malikram
9827092823