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Burrp is one of the premier web portals that serve up information on topics like food, nightlife, events, movies, shopping, beauty & fitness across multiple cities in India. With its comprehensive database of local lifestyle listings, Burrp is the Yelp of India. Already, Burrp is an established name in the industry due to its strong presence in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Pune ,Hyderabad, Goa, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Kochi.

Burrp has over 7 lakh users in India and more than 1.5 lakh reviews. It is extremely popular because it provides listing reviews and the best user experience. Taking a step further towards user convenience, Burrp decided to introduce Android and iPhone application which will give local information on the move. The applications are undergoing rigorous performance and user interaction testing. The interface looks promising.

Currently, Burrp has BlackBerry and Symbian mobile applications that receive encouraging reviews by users. It will be interesting to see these upcoming Burrp mobile applications exceed all expectations.

News Update (28th Nov, 2011) - Burrp iPhone Application hits Apple Stores

We had reported a week back, the launch of Burrp applications for iOS and Android mobile platforms. On 25th Nov 2011, Burrp officially rolled out the iPhone and iPad application. Android as mentioned earlier, is next in the pipeline.

We did a test run of the iOS app and found it very intuitive. This application is Ver 1.0 with a file size of 3.1 MB. By keeping the interface very clean and user friendly, Burrp has done an excellent job.

Burrp app automatically detects your current location and gives you user reviewed options for the best restaurants, pubs, events, movies, spas and shopping places. It is currently functional in 12 Indian cities – Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi NCR/ Gurgaon, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Goa, Jaipur, Chandigarh & Kochi. Along with the top rated places, the Burrp iOS app also provides restaurant menus, contact details, photos, maps, directions and user reviews. The cool feature is the check-in option. A user can write reviews, upload photos, check movie timings and book tickets. Another great option that comes very handy is the filter restaurants by cuisine option.

With the launch of this application, Burrp has raised the mobile application quality standards. With its strong focus on usability, the Android application (to be launched soon) has even bigger expectations.

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Burrp iPhone Application

Burrp iPhone Application

Burrp iPhone Application

Burrp iPhone Application

Burrp iPhone Application

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, is proposing to fortify milk and oil with vitamin D. The sun is the major source, which helps in the metabolisation of vitamin D. In a country that receives huge amount of sunlight, there is still abundance of vitamin D deficiency cases in India. Dr Madhavan Nair, Scientist – Micronutrients, NIN, said, “We have provided guidelines to FSSAI for the industry to consider fortification of milk with vitamins A and D.” As per NIN scientists, it would be easy to fortify substances rich in fat, oil and milk, with vitamin D so that an extra dose of the vitamin can be consumed easily.

National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is also working on a similar model. It has undertaken a project where milk is being fortified with vitamin D along with calcium (Ca). “Majority of dietary Ca (about 95 per cent) is absorbed by active vitamin D dependent mechanism. Vitamin D enhances calcium bioavailability,” said Dr A K Srivastava, Director, NDRI.

The dairy industry is required to work in tandem with the research institutes to bring about the revolutionary formulation changes. “It seems reasonable to enhance nutritional and therapeutic value of milk through fortification because this is a food-based approach for prevention of deficiency diseases. Milk and milk products provide a convenient and useful vehicle for fortification with micronutrients,” said Dr Srivastava.

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FNC-Veripack, one of the reputed companies from Italy in the field of thermoform fill seal machines and rigid tray sealer complete lines, has opened its subsidiary office in Mumbai recently. Explaining the logic behind opening the office in India, Makdum Jahan, Country Manager, Veripack Solutions India Pvt Ltd, said, “India is a vast country, which is growing fast with customs and traditions very different from that of Europe. The only way to know this market is to live it from inside, and not be just external spectators.” According to Jahan, users of its machines can reap several benefits. Currently, it has no plan to set up manufacturing unit in India. “However, in the near future we may start a production unit in collaboration with a local manufacturer,” he said.

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Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers Association of India (ELCOMA) has elected CGS Mani as their President. Mani is also the Business Unit Head of the Lighting Division at Bajaj Electricals – the company he has been associated with for the last 28 years. He has handled various assignments in the company and has travelled widely, which has given him immense experience and exposure to dynamic lighting system market in India and abroad. According toCGS Mani, “I believe that much can be done to take this industry forward by addressing issues of national importance like energy-saving initiatives, promoting and enabling platforms for the resurgence of eco friendly product categories like LED,besides safe disposal of mercury containing lamps.”

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With the launch of its inaugural list of the ‘World’s Best  ’, the Great Place to Work Institute has ranked National Instruments No. 18  among the  top 25 MNCs to work for in the world.“Our 100-year plan is built on the principle that our culture consultants and employees are a key differentiator and long-term competitive advantage of NI. NI has become a technology pioneer by not only investing in products, but also in the people who make them. We hire the best and the brightest, maintainan open and innovative corporate culture and empower employees to grow their careers along with the company,” said Dr Truchard.The award recognises National Instruments’ unique corporate culture and commitment to providing quality and meaningful jobs around the world.

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Dwarka Milk, which is the flagship business of Unizonn Group, recently launched Cattle Finance Scheme for the marginal dairy farmers in Mumbai. At present, the scheme will be available only for farmers in Maharashtra. However, plans are afoot to spread its wings throughout the country. “Dwarka Milk is heading towards rest of India as well, beginning with West Bengal, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala and Haryana,” said Kapil Rajput, Managing Director, Dwarka Milk.

Explaining the impact of this scheme on curbing food inflation, Rajput said, “We abide by the policy of strong backward integration as a part of our successful business model. We aim at curbing food inflation by bridging the demand-supply gap, thus ensuring reduction in the price of milk. Dwarka Milk is also taking efforts to reduce malnutrition by making milk available to rural population at affordable prices. Usually, the bank refuses loans to such farmers as they do not have any land to mortgage. However, under the scheme, Dwarka Milk will arrange finance for farmers by standing guarantee. In addition, farmers will also receive high-quality cattle feed from Dwarka Milk on easy credit. We will also enhance the income of farmers by providing free insurance facilities to them. The company believes that this will help bring down the food inflation in the long run.”

According to him, India is the largest producer of liquid milk, but there is a demand-supply mismatch as production has slowed down in the last two years. While inaugurating the scheme, the Union Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, said that Indians are consuming more eggs, meat, milk and vegetables, which are leading to an increase in food prices.

Dwarka Milk has over 50 world-class milk procuring and processing plants across 35 districts in Maharashtra. It has also installed 2,000 litre capacity bulk milk coolers, one for every five villages in Maharashtra, and aims at catering to the milk requirements of 100 million citizens of Maharashtra. It is rapidly consolidating its presence in places like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Raigad among others.

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