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  • Study reveals women-centric cardiac rehabilitation guidelines to improve their quality of life



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     Updated:     Aug 31, 2022 14:49 IST

    Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 31 (ANI): Women with heart problems (CVD) have poorer outcomes and are much less possible to take part in preventative and rehabilitation programmes than males worldwide. The International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) convened a panel of specialists who developed a medical follow guideline that was endorsed by 24 medical societies worldwide to present steerage to the cardiac rehabilitation neighborhood on how to ship simpler women-focused programming.
    The findings of the research had been printed within the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
    “It has lengthy been established that girls are considerably much less possible to entry and full cardiac rehab (CR), and that their outcomes are sometimes poorer, regardless of larger want than males,” defined lead creator Sherry L. Grace, PhD, CRFC, Faculty of Health, York University; and KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. “Accordingly, ‘women-focused’ fashions of CR have been developed to higher have interaction girls and optimize their outcomes. There is now adequate proof on women-focused CR to make suggestions to the CR neighborhood.”
    This ICCPR medical follow guideline offers steerage to the CR neighborhood on how finest to design applications for girls with CVD, together with stroke and peripheral arterial illness (PAD), and the way to enhance their engagement, with the aim of optimizing girls’s outcomes (i.e., demise, hospitalization, perform, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life). Cost, useful resource implications, feasibility, and affected person preferences are foremost issues within the suggestions.
    The ICCPR recognized women-focused CR researchers by way of a assessment of the scientific literature and applications providing women-focused CR world wide as recognized by way of ICCPR’s Global Audit. Individuals and applications that consented to take part shaped a writing and consensus panel together with specialists with numerous geographic illustration who’re multidisciplinary healthcare suppliers, a policymaker, and affected person companions. This group drafted and reviewed the suggestions. The draft then underwent exterior assessment from CR societies internationally and was posted on-line for public remark earlier than finalization. One third of the research recognized within the assessment that shaped the premise for the rule got here from Canada, which is taken into account to be a pacesetter in women-focused CR.
    The guideline presents 15 suggestions relating to referral (i.e., automated plus encouragement), setting (e.g., alternative of supply mode, atmosphere, tailoring, and workers coaching), and supply (e.g., session timing choices, most well-liked kind of train, psychosocial evaluation and care, and schooling on girls and coronary heart illness). When adopted, these suggestions and the related instruments compiled can feasibly assist some extent of women-focused CR as half of any program.
    Key suggestions are:

    Women ought to be systematically referred to CR to cut back bias and inspired to attend earlier than hospital discharge by way of two-way fulsome dialogue to overcome gender-related obstacles.
    Particular issues when creating a lady’s tailor-made rehab plan embrace contemplating their contextual and full medical historical past, akin to any psychological well being and psychosocial points, menopausal standing, frailty, most cancers historical past, and considerations about urinary incontinence, falls danger/osteoporosis, in addition to autoimmune circumstances.
    All applications ought to provide women-focused programming, comprising as many of the definitional parts of women-focused CR as attainable. Where sources are restricted, this might embrace providing, for instance, some women-only digital schooling or train periods or peer assist applications.
    Women ought to be given a alternative in taking part in a center-based (medical or neighborhood) or home-based setting, delivered in a women-friendly atmosphere, and their wants/preferences ought to be considered when formulating their applications.
    Programs ought to embrace a robust psychosocial element, alternative of train modalities, in addition to particular schooling on girls and CVD. The psychosocial wants of girls ought to be assessed and addressed in an evidence-based method (e.g., social assist, relationship well being, melancholy, nervousness, stress, socioeconomic points, casual caregiving actions).
    “For the primary time, there are a consensus definition and suggestions for women-focused CR, so it’s hoped now that many applications will incorporate these parts into their applications,” stated Prof. Grace. “If carried out, extra girls could have interaction in CR, and consequently have considerably larger quality and amount of life.”
    “The ICCPR acknowledges that throughout the globe girls have skilled worse outcomes from CVD and worse uptake to prevention and rehabilitation applications,” commented Robyn Gallagher, MN, PhD, Chair, ICCPR, and Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. “The Women-Focused Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Clinical Practice Guideline offers suggestions that may assist clinicians and well being service designers to develop and ship applications that deal with this inequity for girls, regardless of useful resource contexts.”
    CVD is the main trigger of demise amongst girls globally with a prevalence of over 6,400 instances per 100,000. While the worldwide CVD burden has decreased since 1990, it has elevated in lots of African, Asian in addition to Western-Pacific international locations, and the worldwide decline in prevalence has stagnated since 2010. Fewer girls with CVD obtain diagnostic exams, secondary prevention medicine, and revascularization procedures in contrast with males. (ANI)


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  • Study reveals app that identifies perfect day for kids in terms of screen time and rest



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     Updated:     Sep 10, 2022 00:09 IST

    Melbourne [Australia], September 10 (ANI): It may be troublesome to strike the “excellent” steadiness in a toddler’s hectic day–not an excessive amount of sport, not too little sleep. While dad and mom discover it troublesome to suit homework between extracurricular obligations and downtime, groundbreaking software program may provide a much-needed different.
    The Healthy Day App, created by the University of South Australia in collaboration with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, assists dad and mom in figuring out which combine of actions will finest profit their kid’s educational, bodily, and psychological growth.
    According to the examine, substituting 60 minutes of bodily train for 60 minutes spent watching tv led to a 4.2% lower in physique fats, a 2.5% enchancment in well-being, and a 0.9% enchancment in educational achievement.
    The software program will help dad and mom and healthcare suppliers in understanding the connections between youngsters’s time consumption, well being, and educational outcomes, based on lead researcher Dr Dot Dumuid of UniSA.
    According to Dr Dumuid, “how youngsters use their time can have a big impact on their well being, wellbeing and productiveness.”

    We know that screens are usually not good for youngsters’s well-being, subsequently, it’s easy to foretell the detrimental penalties on their well being in the event that they play video video games as an alternative of collaborating in sports activities.
    “This app directs customers towards higher behaviours. We can simulate how any adjustments are anticipated to have an effect on a toddler’s bodily, psychological, and educational efficiency by monitoring the kid’s present actions all through the day and utilising the app to change them.
    “It’s a fast and easy approach that can forecast outcomes for youngsters’s well being and wellbeing.”
    The new device permits customers to suppositionally modify time utilization behaviours by analysing 1,685 knowledge entries from the Australian Child Health CheckPoint analysis (youngsters between the ages of 11 and 12).
    Users are first requested to enter a toddler’s present 24-hour time utilization throughout seven classes, together with sleep, screen time, bodily exercise, quiet time (comparable to studying or listening to music), passive transportation (comparable to taking public transportation), school-related time (together with homework), and home/self-care time (chores/preparing).
    It additionally has a classy perform that permits medical consultants to take social class and puberty into consideration. App customers can change sliders to check out totally different time reallocations on the next panel (accessible by selecting “Specify reallocations” on the left sidebar). In numerical and graphical codecs, anticipated variations in physique fats percentages, psychological well-being, and educational efficiency are proven.
    The Healthy Day App, based on Dr Dumuid, “permits dad and mom, caregivers, and well being professionals to consider potential adjustments to a toddler’s day and predict how this could have an effect on well being outcomes. I counsel dad and mom to experiment with it since they by no means know the way it could make them reevaluate how a lot screen time their youngsters spend in the automobile, at a restaurant, or whereas they’re ready for an appointment. You is likely to be shocked.” (ANI)


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  • Study reveals improving body positivity during pregnancy can lead to healthier mothers and children



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     Updated:     Sep 09, 2022 22:59 IST

    Boston [US], September 9 (ANI): Pregnancy is steadily portrayed as a time of nice enthusiasm and anticipation. The typical bodily adjustments that happen during pregnancy, nonetheless, can increase the probability of body dissatisfaction in some pregnant and postpartum girls.
    Defined as a detrimental subjective view of 1’s body measurement or form, body dissatisfaction can enhance the chance of postpartum melancholy and consuming issues, each of which can have long run well being penalties for mom and little one.
    A analysis group led by Rachel Vanderkruik, PhD, MSc, not too long ago performed a survey to be taught extra in regards to the prevalence of body dissatisfaction in pregnancy and postpartum; establish the elements that contribute to these emotions; and what kind of intervention might assist.
    What the Survey Found
    In a survey of 161 pregnant and postpartum people between the ages of 18 and 45, 50% of respondents reported emotions of body dissatisfaction.
    Over 40% of respondents stated being pregnant or having a child had made them self-conscious about their look. “It’s been actually laborious. I like to be skinny. I’ve no management over my body gaining weight. It has prompted nervousness and melancholy,” one respondent wrote.
    More than 60% of respondents believed they need to be skinny or thinner than their present measurement, and over half stated feedback from others about their body or measurement had an influence on their body picture.
    Respondents stated the downsides of pursuing an excellent body picture included poor psychological well being, disordered consuming and train habits, misplaced time and cash, and detrimental self-talk.
    Not all respondents reported detrimental emotions about their our bodies, nonetheless. Some stated pregnancy and childbirth led to a larger appreciation for what their our bodies have been able to and helped them focus extra on their very own well being and diet.
    “During pregnancy I began to settle for my look extra and be taught to admire my body for what it might do, not simply the way it might look,” stated one respondent.
    When it comes to attainable options, 82% of respondents stated they’d be fascinated about a program that targeted on body acceptance during pregnancy and postpartum. Most would like the interventions to be digital, facilitated by professionals and performed in a bunch setting.
    “I would really like to communicate with different girls about how to be wholesome postpartum but in addition [how to be] accepting of the body adjustments and how we is not going to appear like we used to pre-pregnancy.”
    Next Steps and Future Research

    There is at the moment a scarcity of intervention packages particularly focused to pregnant and postpartum people, Vanderkruik says.
    However there are current evidence-based packages for body acceptance, comparable to The Body Project, that may very well be tailored to tackle the distinctive wants of pregnant and postpartum people.
    Another current intervention, Project Health, may very well be tailored to tackle the problem of extreme gestational weight in a approach that can be delicate to emotions of body dissatisfaction.
    Notably, almost half of survey respondents reported pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) within the obese or overweight classes.
    While weight achieve is regular during pregnancy, being obese or overweight pre-pregnancy or gaining extra weight whereas pregnant can additionally enhance well being dangers for mom and child.
    “There’s a tension–we need to forestall any body-shaming or unrealistic expectations about returning to a sure body form or measurement shortly after delivering,” Vanderkruik explains. “At the identical time, we would like to assist wholesome behaviors and a wholesome life-style, too.”
    More analysis might be wanted to tackle the constraints of the survey and additional detangle the complicated relationship between weight, body picture and wholesome behaviors in pregnancy and postpartum.
    “We would wish to do extra analysis on these points; there have been limitations to our survey examine, together with that assessments individuals’ BMI and psychological well being have been self-reported, and that it was cross-sectional (it solely captured knowledge from one cut-off date),” Vanderkruik says.
    “But judging by the response to the survey examine, the problems of body picture and consuming appear to be one thing that many pregnant and postpartum people care about and have an interest sufficient to take the time to full the survey with out compensation and present considerate data.”
    The outcomes have been not too long ago revealed within the Archives of Women’s Mental Health.
    Vanderkruik, a Staff Psychologist and the Associate Director of Research and Cognitive Behavioral Sciences on the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, has heard particular person studies of body dissatisfaction from shoppers in her medical observe.
    With the survey, she wished to achieve a greater sense of the scope of the issue and increase consciousness of the challenges it creates.
    “I believe there can be some disgrace and discomfort speaking about problems with body picture in pregnancy and postpartum,” Vanderkruik says. “There remains to be a tradition that emphasizes being so pleased to be pregnant and such.”
    “But girls’s expertise with their our bodies altering is important, and I believe there’s not at all times numerous sincere conversations in regards to the influence of that.” (ANI)


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  • AutoFlight Reveals Interior Design of World-Record Holding Prosperity I EVTOL

    Augsburg, Germany (13/06/2023) – AutoFlight, the worldwide electrical Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) pioneer, is thrilled to unveil the inside design of its world-record holding Prosperity I EVTOL. Designed by legendary automotive business designer Frank Stephenson, identified for his iconic works with manufacturers reminiscent of Ferrari, Maserati, McLaren, and MINI, Prosperity I represents a fusion of type, science, and sustainable city mobility. The full-scale plane sort will probably be showcased on the extremely anticipated Le Bourget Paris Air Show (19-25 June 2023).

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    Frank Stephenson’s experience and inventive imaginative and prescient have been instrumental in bringing Prosperity I to life. With a profession spanning over three a long time, Stephenson has persistently delivered designs that marry kind and performance, whereas incorporating the most recent eco-friendly applied sciences. Leveraging his expertise, Prosperity I embraces a glossy and chic aesthetic that exemplifies the proper mix of efficiency and sweetness.

    Tian Yu, CEO of AutoFlight, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, “We are delighted to have Frank Stephenson, a real business pioneer, lending his exceptional expertise to our Prosperity I eVTOL. His unparalleled design experience has added a brand new dimension to our plane, elevating it to an entire new stage. With Frank’s contact, Prosperity I really embodies the long run of city air mobility.”

    Frank Stephenson, Chief Designer of Prosperity I, shared his ideas on the design course of, saying, “Designing the inside of the Prosperity I has been an exceptional journey. Our goal was to create an setting that evokes a way of security, consolation and innovation. With this as our objective, the passengers will really feel relaxed, dwelling a brand new sensation of marvel as they journey to their locations. The welcoming inside has been achieved via the revolutionary software of pure natural shapes, new mushy contact supplies and a intelligent system of inside temper lighting. Meticulous consideration to all particulars ensures that Prosperity I is sure to supply our passengers with a really distinctive in-flight expertise.“

    AutoFlight is dedicated to sustainability and is actively engaged on deciding on sustainable, recycled, and reusable supplies for Prosperity I forward of mass manufacturing. Aligning with its imaginative and prescient of sustainable city mobility, the corporate goals to ship a cutting-edge plane that not solely revolutionizes air transportation but additionally minimizes its environmental affect.

    With the longest eVTOL flight on report (250km / 155mi), Prosperity I is main the pack in attaining sustainable superior air mobility (AAM) at scale. Its inside design options exhibit AutoFlight’s dedication to offering a exceptional passenger expertise in mass particular person transportation. The glossy traces and angle-free sculpted inside create a sense of spaciousness, whereas curated lighting provides an ambiance of magnificence and tranquility. The use of efficiency supplies not solely ensures a light-weight construction but additionally displays AutoFlight’s unwavering dedication to effectivity and sustainability.

    AutoFlight invitations business professionals and aviation fans to go to their exhibition stand, Chalet #200, at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, the place the full-scale Prosperity I will probably be showcased.

    For media inquiries, please contact:

    Jules Tipler

    Email: jules@influenceemobility.com


    Neel Achary

  • Duolingo wins Apple Design Award for innovation in design; exec reveals secret to success

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    US-based language studying app Duolingo introduced on Friday that it received a Design Award throughout the 2023 version of the Apple Design Awards, which honour excellence in innovation, inventiveness, and technical achievement in app and sport design.

    The studying app included a sequence of main redesign enhancements throughout this previous 12 months.

    “I would like to thank our VP of Design, Ryan Sims, for his work in main this effort and for his continued inventive imaginative and prescient,” Luis von Ahn, CEO and co-Founder at Duolingo, mentioned in a press release.

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    Moreover, the corporate mentioned that the app has found out how to make a every day language lesson a enjoyable second, as an alternative of classwork, because of this, Apple awarded Duolingo among the many Delight and Fun Winners, a class that recognises platforms that present memorable, participating, and satisfying experiences which can be enhanced by Apple applied sciences.

    “The secret to Duolingo is that we’re not an training firm. We’re a enjoyable and motivation firm. Fun is a very powerful a part of the work we do,” mentioned Ryan Sims, VP of Design, Duolingo.

    Apple logo is seen inside the Apple Store in Palo Alto

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    This previous 12 months, Duolingo launched a serious studying path redesign.

    In earlier variations, it targeted on a most important display — often called “the tree” — that permit folks explore quite a few routes.

    The path redesign coincided with one other essential replace — animations for Duolingo’s fantastic forged of characters.

    There’s Lily, a perpetually unimpressed teen with a dismissive slow-clap; Oscar, a dramatic trainer who takes his job very significantly; and Eddy, a health buff with an enthusiasm for nearly every thing, in accordance to the corporate.

  • Google reveals first foldable smartphone ‘Pixel Fold’; leaves little to imagination [details]

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    Google will unfold a brand new period of smartphones within the firm’s historical past subsequent week, with its first foldable telephone, the Pixel Fold.

    The Pixel Fold will likely be introduced through the Google I/O 2023 occasion on May 10.

    The firm didn’t expose a lot particulars however launched a quick teaser video that reveals a full-size outer show on a telephone that opens up equally to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold.

    Google showcases its first foldable smartphone 'Pixel Fold'

    Google showcases its first foldable smartphone ‘Pixel Fold’IANS

    The digicam bar on the again of Pixel Fold is nearly related to different Pixel gadgets.

    “The first foldable telephone engineered by Google. Keep me up to date about gadgets, information, suggestions, and provides from the Google Store — together with the brand new Pixel Fold,” reads the transient description on Google on-line retailer.

    The Google retailer permits events to join extra data as soon as it is formally revealed on May 10.

    According to experiences, Pixel Fold is probably going to be a 5.8-inch telephone that folds out right into a 7.6-inch pill.

    It’ll reportedly have a Google Tensor G2 processor and should price over $1,700.

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    Earlier, well-known leaker Evan Blass posted some leaked photos on Twitter, showcasing a big display on the skin and a fair bigger display inside, signalling a big development in foldable show expertise.

    The telephone may characteristic a 9.5MP front-facing digicam and an 8MP selfie digicam on the interior show, additionally may charge IPX8 water resistance and have USB type-C 3.2 gen 2, in accordance to experiences.

    The new system is probably going to are available two color variants — Porcelain and Obsidian (black).

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • India snacks the most during parties, guest visits and on weekends, reveals The India Snacking Latest Report by Godrej Yummiez

    India snacks the most during parties, guest visits and on weekends, reveals The India Snacking Latest Report by Godrej Yummiez

    Mumbai, 03rd May, 2023: In India, snacking has emerged as an important aspect of every occasion. The festivals, celebrations, parties, gatherings are based around eating india snacks as it is a way to show hospitality and make connections. ‘STTEM – Safety, Technology, Taste, Ease & Mood Uplifter’ – The India Snacking Report (Volume I) by Godrej Yummiez, a leading brand of frozen ready-to-cook products, took a deep dive to understand the occasions people in india are snacking. Two main occasions for snacking that jointly took the top spot are Weekends and Party/guest visits/celebrations. These two occasions individually resonate across an average of 45% of Indians.

     When compared across regions, the Godrej Yummiez report highlights that 47% of Northern and Eastern India snacks during parties or guest visits. At the same time, South and West India showed almost similar levels of snacking, 44% and 43% respectively. Furthermore, the report reveals that 46% of South India and 45% each from North, West and East India prefer weekend snacking.

    India Snacks Trends

     Speaking on the insights and the report, Abhay Parnerkar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Godrej Tyson Foods Limited (GTFL), said, “As a category thought leader, Godrej Yummiez understands consumers well and shaped trends redefining the frozen ready-to-cook segment. The India Snacking Report is one such initiative by Godrej Yummiez to analyze and predict snacking trends. Snacking remains an integral part of various occasions for people and this is evident from the insight we received from the report. Going forward, the dynamics that will shape India’s snacking habits will be based on the acronym STTEM- Safety, Technology, Taste, Ease & Mood Uplifter- the five pillars.”

    India Snacks by Cities

     Amongst cities that prefer snacking more during parties and guest visits – Lucknow tops the list with 54%, followed by Jaipur at the second place with 50% and Kolkata with 47% secures third place. Whereas 46% and 45% of people in Pune and Chennai enjoy snacking during parties. Followed by 43% from Mumbai, 41% from Ahmedabad and 44% each from Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru prefer snacking during parties and occasions.

    For the second occasion which is snacking during weekends, Chennai loves to snack the most on weekends with 49% score, Pune comes in second rank with 47% score while Delhi & Lucknow ranks third with 46% score. The other cities that follow are Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata with 45% common score. 44% from Ahmedabad & Jaipur, and 43% people from Hyderabad tend to snack on weekends.

     

    Commissioned by Godrej Yummiez, ‘STTEM – Safety, Technology, Taste, Ease & Mood Uplifter’ – The India Snacking Report (Volume I) was conducted by InQognito Insights. The study was conducted across North, South, West, and East regions and covered 10 cities like Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.

     

    Please download the complete report HERE

  • Apple reveals first glimpse of its grand India retail store in Mumbai

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    After years of wait, Apple on Wednesday lastly lifted the curtains off its much-awaited personal branded retail store in India, because it ramps up plans to spice up native manufacturing in a fillip to the Central authorities’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

    Apple revealed the barricade of its first brick-and-mortar store in India at Jio World Drive Mall in Mumbai, formally marking the upcoming opening of Apple BKC.

    Inspired by the enduring ‘Kaali Peeli’ taxi artwork distinctive to Mumbai, the Apple BKC artistic contains vibrant interpretations of the decals mixed with many Apple services and products that shall be out there for our prospects to find.

    Apple Store BKC, Mumbai

    Apple Store BKC, MumbaiApple

    The artistic for the store contains a brilliant welcome to folks passing by with the traditional Apple greeting, “Hello Mumbai”.

    “To have a good time the opening of the brand new store, guests can obtain the brand new Apple BKC wallpaper and transfer to the sounds of Mumbai with a specifically curated playlist on Apple Music,” mentioned the corporate.

    The firm is all set to open the gates of the India retail store to the general public this month.

    Apple can even presumably launch a retail store in New Delhi at a later date.

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    The tech big has set one other all-time income report for the India market, together with quarterly data in Brazil and India.

    Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned not too long ago that wanting on the enterprise in India, “we set a quarterly income report and grew very sturdy double digits 12 months over 12 months and so we really feel excellent about how we carried out”.

    “That’s regardless of the headwinds that we talked about. India is a vastly thrilling marketplace for us and a significant focus. We introduced the net store there in 2020. We will quickly deliver Apple Retail there,” Cook had introduced in February.

    He mentioned that Apple really did pretty effectively via Covid in India.

    “That’s the explanation why we’re investing there by bringing retail there, bringing the net store there and placing out a big quantity of vitality there. I’m very bullish on India,” the CEO added.

    Apple offered 2 million iPhones in India in the vacation quarter (This autumn) of 2022, registering 18 per cent development (quarter-on-quarter) for its flagship system.

    The Indian market share of iPhones reached 5.5 per cent for 2022, an 11 per cent development (year-on-year).

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • 61% Indians desire Indian snacks over western snacks, reveals The India Snacking Report by Godrej Yummiez

    January 21, 2023; Mumbai, India: As India gears up with satisfaction to have fun its 74th Republic Day, residents within the nation love snacking extra on Indian and conventional snacks as towards western snacking classes. That is revealed in a current research titled ‘STTEM – Security, Know-how, Style, Ease & Temper Uplifter’ – The India Snacking Report (Quantity I) by Godrej Yummiez, a model of ready-to-cook merchandise from Godrej Tyson Meals Ltd (GTFL). When requested about India’s choice in the direction of Indian snacks (likes of aloo tikki, samosa, pakodas, namkeen, and so forth) vs Western snacks (likes of nacho, chips, sandwich, biscuits, and so forth) the Indian snacking model acquired majority 61% votes nationally.

    Godrej Yummiez, undertook a client research with the target to know the (altering) attitudes & perceptions of Indian shoppers on the subject of snacks & snacking. Commissioned by Godrej Yummiez, this research was performed by InQognito Insights. The report was launched together with the launch of Godrej Yummiez Crispy Potato Starz, a singular star-shaped, crunchy snack, made with choicest potatoes. The research was performed throughout North, South, West and East areas and coated 10 cities like Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.

    Commenting on the end result of the analysis research, Abhay Parnerkar, Chief Government Officer (CEO), Godrej Tyson Meals Restricted, mentioned, “Because the foremost participant within the ready-to-cook class, Godrej Yummiez geared toward understanding the dynamic patterns on the subject of snacking amongst folks within the nation. Whereas shoppers are extra keen to try to undertake western classes, what comes out clearly by way of this analysis is that buyers have an in depth affinity for Indian snacks. Residents are extra deeply rooted to the normal and cultural roots than ever earlier than. Going ahead, the dynamics that may form India’s snacking habits will likely be primarily based on the acronym STTEM- Security, Know-how, Style, Ease & Temper Uplifter- the 5 pillars. Talking particularly of the Style pillar, Indian snack classes may have a bigger affect over each shoppers and types.”

    Compared throughout areas, folks in East area desire Indian snacks extra with a median of 65%. That is adopted by Southern area the place 63% residents desire Indian homegrown snacks over western snacking classes. 59% in Northern area of India and 58% in Western area specified their choice in favour of Indian snacks.

    In metros corresponding to Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad, the typical stood a lot larger at 67%, indicating that residents right here would decide up Indian choices over western. Amongst all cities coated beneath the research, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad desire Indian snacks probably the most indicating that locals of those cities are skewed in the direction of homegrown conventional snack choices.

    Moreover, the typical for Ahmedabad stood at 61%, equal to the nationwide common, adopted by Delhi and Jaipur at 60 % every. The common for Pune residents choosing Indian snacks over their Western counterparts stood at 59%, adopted by Lucknow at 57%. The common for Mumbai stood at 56%, whereas Bangalore stood final at 55%.


    Neel Achary

  • 74% of developers expect demand to increase or remain stable, reveals CREDAI-Colliers-Liases Foras

    India, 16th January 2023: As per the Developer Sentiment Survey conducted by CREDAI, Colliers, and Liases Foras, about 58% of the developers pan India expect housing prices to increase further in 2023. The rise in prices is likely to be led by robust demand for homes in the Indian market and at the same time, volatile key input costs. The Colliers-CREDAI-Liases Foras joint report on Real Estate Developers’ Sentiment Survey 2023, explores different perspectives of developers on how the residential sector spanned out in 2022 and which transects the sector is likely to take in 2023.

    Raw material costs have surged significantly in the last two years due to global supply chain disruption, which has led to inflationary pressures. About 43% of the developers saw a 10-20% rise in project costs in 2022 compared to 2021 amidst rising input costs. This is in line with Colliers’ construction cost Update: November 2022, which states that the cost of key construction materials has jumped about 32% in a span of three years. This has led to increased costs of construction for the developers.

    Mr. Harsh Vardhan Patodia, President of CREDAI National stated, “The previous year provided the much-needed impetus and led to record-breaking sales in the last decade. Hence, more than 70% of developers believe the demand for home ownership will either increase by 25% or remain stable in 2023. With such sentiment, most of the developers in the community (87%) are looking to expand their offerings and the year is likely to see a surge in new launches equal to the current supply under construction. Rising population, wealth growth, and rapid urbanisation are the key influencing factors driving the sector’s growth. Hence, to help maintain the momentum, almost 40% of developers anticipate improved ease of doing business from the government in 2023, while another 31% anticipate rationalization/income tax credit GST.”

    “During 2022, developers across the spectrum saw increased enquiries led by a continued inclination towards home ownership since the pandemic. The survey reveals that developers remain optimistic about the market. About 43% of the developers feel that residential demand would remain stable in 2023. Homebuyers remain enthused about purchasing homes, despite rising interest rates. Developers too are focusing on launching projects that are aligned as per the needs of the homebuyers and are also formulating strategies to complete their pending projects and bring in demand-led supply,” said Ramesh Nair, Chief Executive Officer | India & Managing Director, Market Development | Asia, Colliers.

    Key survey results –

    62% of the developers feel that buyer enquiries and engagement have increased in 2022 compared to 2021.

    43% of the developers feel that residential demand would remain stable in 2023, followed by 31% who feel that the demand would increase up to 25%

    43% of the developers saw a 10-20% rise in project costs in 2022 amidst rising input costs

    31% of the developers are willing to explore plotted developments as an alternative business model, followed by branded residences preferred by 19% of developers

    About 39% of the developers also hope for better ease of doing business from the government in 2023 and another 31% expect rationalization/ Income tax credit GST

    Almost half of the developers believe that a probable recession will have a moderate impact on their business

    Source: Colliers, CREDAI, Liases Foras

    “2022 witnessed the highest-ever sales and new launches across major cities in India. We have also seen a marginal increase in property prices. The market is likely to maintain the momentum that the sentiment survey re-affirms”, said Pankaj Kapoor, Managing Director, Liases Foras.

    Branded residences – a clear favourite among developers

    Branded residences have emerged as a clear favourite among developers as about 31% of the developers are willing to explore plotted developments as an alternative business model, followed by branded residences were preferred by 19% of developers. Higher disposable incomes and an increased need for best-in-class amenities and open spaces have pushed up demand for self-contained residential complexes. Plotted developments are also becoming popular, especially in tier II cities due to lower land rates and the flexibility they offer to homebuyers.

    Next year is likely to see a spurt in new launches, as around 87% of the developers are willing to launch new residential projects in 2023. This cements the optimism among developers despite inflationary pressures and any potential slowdown. However, developers are likely to adopt a wait-and-watch approach to see how the economy, job freezes, and layoffs pan out over the next few months.

    ‘Ease of doing business’- a top ask from developers

    As per the survey, ‘Ease of doing business’ is developers’ top expectation from the government. In the Union Budget last year, the government announced the launch of ‘Ease of doing business 2.0.’ The sector expects further clarity and parameters over the index, including aspects such as single-window clearance.


    Rekha Nair